CHICAGO (WGN) — Breaking News: The City Council’s Finance Committee has rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed head tax. The vote was 25 to 10. The budget committee scheduled for this afternoon has ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is working to fight hunger in the city. Mayor Johnson announced an order Saturday giving more resources to food pantries, nonprofits, and faith institutions to help feed ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday to address an "upcoming 'benefits cliff'" from changes to federal SNAP eligibility. The order was signed Saturday at a one of nine food ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson revised his proposed spending plan for 2026 to reduce his proposed corporate tax hike to spare companies with fewer than 200 employees, as officials scheduled a pair of crucial ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson began hedging Friday on whether his 2026 budget will see its first vote next week, following his Finance Committee chair publicly targeting his controversial head tax as a ...

Some Chicago alderpersons are urging Mayor Brandon Johnson to delay his $16.7 billion budget vote. The proposal includes new and controversial taxes, plus $1.3 billion in borrowing for infrastructure.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is seeking $1.3 billion in new borrowing to support a $18 billion, five-year capital funding plan in the City Council. The infrastructure plan includes issuing up to $3.9 billion ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson facing questions on Monday about why his budget proposal has seemingly ignored a taxpayer-funded report meant to help the city find millions of dollars in ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cade Tyson scored 21 points, Robert Vaihola and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson each had a double-double, and Minnesota beat Alcorn State 95-50 on Saturday. Tyson opened the game with a ...