A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

A higher bag tax is on the table. The fee started at 7 cents and increased to 10 cents this year. Next year, it could rise to ...

As Chicago officials aim to replace lost revenue from the state of Illinois’ repealed grocery tax, producers and industry ...

As Chicago officials aim to replace lost revenue from the state of Illinois repealed grocery tax, producers and industry ...

A City Council hearing to address the budget for next year is scheduled for Tuesday morning, a day after a similar hearing ended up being called off due to the lack of a quorum.

The day after their one and only negotiating session with Mayor Brandon Johnson ended badly, conservative and moderate ...

There are just 15 days left before the deadline to avoid an unprecedented shutdown of Chicago city government.

If Mayor Brandon Johnson caves on his earlier threat to veto any 2026 budget proposal that does not meet his demands, that ...

The City Council group released plans to close a $42 million 2026 budget gap created by them removing a garbage fee increase ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council remain at odds over budget proposals to avoid a government shutdown.

Critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget plan on Tuesday advanced an alternative spending plan that would increase ...

The trenches are dug in Chicago’s slow-moving budget battle. And as he seeks to gain ground with a government shutdown weeks ...