Keith Urban shocks crowd with first TV performance since Nicole Kidman split at CMA Awards

Now in the slipstream of the collapse of his marriage, Urban hit the stage at the start of the CMA Awards as part of Wilson's ...

Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus gaze lovingly at each other as they ooze romantic bliss at CMA Awards

The 60-year-old actress announced her romance to the 64-year-old crooner on Easter , and they have projected an image of ...
WGN-TV

Finance Committee rejects Mayor Johnson’s head tax plan

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 ...
CBS News

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson orders more resources to help SNAP recipients

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 ...
NBC Chicago

Mayor Johnson signs order directing resources to address SNAP ‘benefits cliff'

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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor does budget about-face on funding for domestic violence programs

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Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson will push for budget vote next week, even with Finance chair opposed to head tax 'at any level'

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WTTW

Mayor Brandon Johnson Reduces Corporate Tax Hike Proposal as Crucial Votes Loom

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 ...
Chicago Tribune

Key alderman warns Mayor Brandon Johnson a vote on budget ‘premature’

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 ...
FOX 32

Chicago alders urge Mayor Johnson to slow down on $16.7B budget push

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.
Crain's Chicago Business

Johnson wants $1.3 billion as part of $18 billion, 5-year infrastructure plan

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 ...