Group of Illinois House Democrats urges City Council to kill Johnson's proposed tax on online sports bets

The City Council’s Finance Committee has already blown a $100 million hole in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget by ...

Liam Stanton: Chicago government should choose planning over panic

Chicago’s mayor quickly makes decisions with little time for public or council review. That is no way to run a major American ...

Mayor tries to save head tax, but business leaders warn of adverse effects

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson embarked on a blitz Thursday to save the corporate head tax proposal in his 2026 budget plan, ...

Mayor Johnson pledges to use head tax for youth programs – then wants to cut funding for proven efforts

Without city funding, group counseling programs now serving 1,400 Chicago Public School students in 33 schools will end on ...
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Editorial: The bizarre slandering of Google by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s City Council allies

For Mayor Brandon Johnson’s aldermanic allies, Google bizarrely is at the top of the list of “greedy” corporations unwilling to “pay their fair share.” ...
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Landowner Told ICE to Target Residents with Unpaid Rent In Chicago Apartment Raid That Victimized Black U.S. Citizens and Children, Report Shows

A highly controversial raid on a Chicago apartment building that federal officials said was solely for “immigration ...

The Latest: September job numbers double expectations, while unemployment ticks up

U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that ...

Chicago Mayor Johnson offers aldermen online portal to submit budget efficiency ideas

As the city of Chicago's budget battle festers on, Mayor Brandon Johnson is offering City Council members an online portal to ...