The unprecedented stalemate that saw opposition City Council members reject the mayor's proposed corporate head tax and pass ...

"This is clearly not about immigration enforcement. It’s not about safety. This is about terrorizing and dividing communities ...

In 2023, life expectancy in the Loop was 87.3 years, while in West Garfield Park, life expectancy was just 66.6 years, ...

FM's "Ask the Mayor" show, Mayor Brandon Johnson drew a "clear distinction" between the snap curfew ordinance he vetoed last ...

Chicago has avoided a city government shutdown in 2026. After the City Council gave its final approval to a spending plan over the weekend, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said he wouldn't veto the ...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will not veto a 2026 budget that he has called “morally bankrupt,” instead allowing it to go into effect and staving off political gridlock and the risk of an ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday he will not veto the 2026 budget passed by aldermen, conceding a historic struggle that reached the brink of a government shutdown and burned his goodwill with ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said he does not plan to sign the “alternative” city budget for 2026 that was passed over the weekend by the City Council. But he didn’t veto it, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson made a last minute maneuver to reintroduce his controversial corporate head tax Friday. He wanted that revenue to replace the city debt collection ...

Chicago’s mayor has so far not been able to get city council approval for a new tax on big businesses. It’s a cornerstone of his plan to fill a $1.15 billion budget hole. Mayor Brandon Johnson has ...