The mayor's statement came in response to a question about a pension bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker last ...

The Chicago mayor announced a quest for new "progressive" revenue to address structural budget problems, mounting pension ...

Facing a $1 billion deficit, Mayor Brandon Johnson has said he would consider a ‘head tax’ or a payroll expense tax, both of ...

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani hopes to emulate Boston's Michelle Wu rather than Chicago's struggling Brandon Johnson in his New York mayoral campaign.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In his weekly news conference, Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is working with Chicago Public Schools and unions to come up with a variety of ways to balance the budget. The district ...

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), the Budget Committee chair, agreed with Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd), Finance chair, that the Council needs ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office confirmed that he has asked the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to investigate whether any officers helped with immigration raids.Some city leaders have ...

Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic ...

The Chicago Tribune criticized Mayor Johnson for announcing controversial tax policies before his working group meets, ...

CHICAGO ( WGN) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signaled that he is not planning on proposing a property tax increase in ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s finance team is briefing members of the City Council on potential new or expanded revenue streams.

Johnson said Tuesday his budget team is now proposing a $150 million property tax hike, and the mayor said some members of the City Council need to "grow up" as budget talks continue.