The Editorial Board met with the mayor for the first time since his election and appreciated the opportunity. Here are our ...

As public servants, every City Council member must show up to Wednesday's special meeting on Mayor Johnson's 2025 budget and record-breaking property tax increase. Absence sends the message "I don't ...

The city of Chicago has hired or promoted 490 people, mostly in the police department, since a freeze was instituted in ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday will propose Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 ...

A WBEZ analysis shows the city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September.

Johnson will introduce his 2025 spending plan Wednesday. Mayoral spokeswoman Erin Connelly declined comment about the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday cast his ballot for Kamala Harris, saying the first person who came to mind was his daughter ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes a $300 million property tax hike to address the city's significant budget deficit and ...

Johnson campaigned on a promise not to raise property taxes, but said he was left with no choice given the city's massive ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed a $17.3 billion fiscal year 2025 budget that calls for a $300 million property tax increase, but does not touch pension funding levels.

The funding would expand services and non-police response for behavioral crises, but the CDPH's own budget is set to shrink ...