Three quarters of respondents to a new poll say they’ll hold the Chicago mayor responsible if he vetoes the City Council’s ...

The high-stakes game of chicken between Mayor Brandon Johnson and his council antagonists over the 2026 budget now moves into ...

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

Looking to counter Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget, they retain his proposal to add a 10.25% tax on city-based sports betting ...

The deadline for approving the city budget is two and a half weeks away, and if Mayor Brandon Johnson and City Council ...

Greg Bishop provides highlights from Wednesday's Chicago City Council meeting where residents shared their criticism of the ...

The Chicago City Council rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s economically harmful tax proposals, but a report offers $1 billion ...

Most Chicago City Council members and residents oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget, especially his plan to tax job creation.

Friday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew Walworth discussed the president attempting to ...

When is a statement technically a fact and at the same time untruthful? Mayor Brandon Johnson gave us a prime example of that dynamic on Tuesday as he was advocating for the umpteenth time for his ...

The 2026 budget proposes eliminating library vacancies and cutting about half the funds for new materials, security, and custodial services.

Friday is the eviction deadline at the South Shore apartment that made national headlines earlier this year after it was ...