During a budget update, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson expressed outrage over the Blue Line arson attack that left a woman fighting for her life. Calling it a failure of both the criminal justice and mental health systems,

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday said state funding from Springfield could be the key to increasing safety on the CTA, after a man was charged with setting a woman on fire on a Blue Line train earlier this week.

This individual was charged with dozens of felonies over the past three decades," Mayor Brandon Johnson told a City Hall press conference. "He was clearly seriously mentally disturbed and was a danger to himself and to others.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was interviewed by 'I've Had It' podcast to discuss how Chicago is dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration policies: ANGIE SULLIVAN, 'I'VE HAD IT' CO-HOST: One thing I've been watching extremely closely,

After Johnson’s budget proposal failed to make it through the City Council’s Finance Committee, the mayor and alders brainstorm new ideas.

The Chicago City Council was set to meet Tuesday morning, and Mayor Brandon Johnson was set to hold a town hall on the Southwest Side Tuesday night — after a key City Council committee voted down his tax plan for the 2026 city budget.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says the Blue Line attack that left a woman burned was an isolated incident. The suspect, 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, is now facing federal terrorism charges. Prosecutors say Reed was already on pretrial release and has multiple prior cases.

The Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s revenue plan for the city budget Monday.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's $16.6 billion spending plan for 2026 was dealt a major blow on Monday, as a key City Council committee voted down his plan for roughly $600 million in new taxes.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s allies have launched a seven-figure campaign to support his 2026 budget proposal, but opponents say the mayor’s tax plans will send the city into an economic death spiral.

As the city of Chicago's budget battle festers on, Mayor Brandon Johnson is offering City Council members an online portal to submit their savings and efficiencies ideas.

As Mayor Brandon Johnson postures in support of a budget that’s essentially dead, pragmatic aldermen are laboring behind the scenes on an alternative.