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Debate centered on the city’s financial concerns, including a high debt load and millions of dollars in unpaid property taxes ...
It doesn’t instill confidence that Mayor Brandon Johnson himself had to walk back his CFO’s statement that a property tax ...
The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to ...
Ald. Walter Burnett’s resignation from the City Council will be official on Thursday, according to a letter he sent to Mayor ...
Johnson should have been “more proactive in meeting the moment we knew was coming” when $1.9 billion in federal pandemic ...
If a proposal from Ald. Stephanie Coleman becomes law, everyone boarding a boat in the city will be required to wear a life ...
It’s on the table,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday at a City Hall news conference. “Everything has to be on the table.
A so-called corporate head tax is “on the table” as officials look for funds to help close back-to-back yearly shortfalls ...
Williams: How the fight in Cincinnati could impact out-of-town Reds and Bengals fans. An open letter to Cincinnati Mayor ...
The city of Chicago spent more than $270 million on police overtime last year, the city’s watchdog agency reported.
"The best long-term strategy to address budget deficits is growth. We need pro-growth strategies. These two taxes are direct ...
In a pivotal change to how housing gets built in much of Chicago, developers will now have the easy option to dedicate less space to cars after the City Council eliminated parking minimums near public ...