The mayor’s budget is designed to position him as the people’s champion ahead of election season. But his budget proposes taking more from regular Chicagoans than from any big business.

Mayoral candidates Matt Brewer and Susana Mendoza, and at least eight school board candidates, called for an independent investigation last week: Michelle Pierre (1B), Kyna Lenhof (2B), Pete Gonzales ...

A former Chicago Public Schools student sent a letter to the CPS inspector general last week. “I experienced sexual grooming behavior by a former CPS employee and supervisor, Hilario Dominguez, in ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will officially announce his re-election bid this afternoon following the Chicago Bears’ season opener. But when it comes to fighting corruption in city government, the ...

A pension sweetener bill on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk that would plunge Chicago deeper into financial distress. Real momentum toward passing a city charter for Chicago. A big win for the ...

The Chicago Board of Education this week voted to pass a budget the district’s own CEO and CFO said was unbalanced. The roll call offers a clue. Of the eight members who voted against the budget or ...

As Chicagoans gather for the holidays, here’s a party trick to make the whole room groan like the hull of a wooden ship. All you have to do is say two words. “Parking meters.” On Dec. 4, 2008, in the ...

A little over a year ago, Chicago became the first major city in the country to reject a “mansion tax” referendum at the ballot box. “It was cowardly,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said after the loss. “And ...

Chicago City Council last week finalized six questions that will appear before Chicago voters. Compare that political food fight to what New York City voters will decide on their ballots this November ...

While cameras focused on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget speech last week, a quieter but more consequential story unfolded just 25 miles south of City Hall. Harvey, Illinois, a city long ...