Some officials think Mayor Brandon Johnson could propose a property tax hike, after proposing one last year before taking it ...

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...

Chicago officials have begun a series of public budget discussions as the city grapples with a deficit of more than $1 ...

Lakeisha Purchase, a Springfield alderwoman, coordinated with officials in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration to lobby on behalf of the city in the Illinois General Assembly, but her state ...

The Chicago Tribune cautioned Democratic New York voters about mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Monday, comparing his ...

Chicago officials held the first of four “budget engagement roundtables” designed to gather feedback about the city’s 2026 ...

As officials prepare for Trump to escalate immigration enforcement, Johnson says Chicago is prepared to fight in the courts, ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces 2026 Budget Engagement Roundtable events for Chicagoans' input on city budget priorities.

Who is Brandon Johnson? Johnson is a former public school teacher and organizer for the Chicago Teachers union, which he supported during a strike in 2019. He was one of 10 siblings growing up in ...

Brandon Johnson, 47, a union organizer endorsed by the teachers union, beat out Paul Vallas, 69, a former city budget director backed by the city's police union, in a tight runoff that marked a ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inner circle worked with outside lobbyists who were not registered to lobby on behalf of the city in the Illinois General Assembly, a practice ...

Can’t imagine Brandon Johnson calling New York hedge fund titans and pitching a move to Chicago following the bombshell election? Neither can we.