Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk ...

A tax on prepaid phones and calling cards has been shot down in Springfield. In his proposed $17.3 billion budget, Mayor ...

In exchange for a mere $10.6 million in new revenue from a proposed 34% liquor tax hike, the mayor has sent a loud-and-clear ...

For all those reasons, political analysts say Johnson is at a fork in the road 18 months into office. Analysts say navigating ...

With his $300 million property tax hike buried by aldermen, Mayor Brandon Johnson offers a $128 million increase in an ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is all but giving up on his proposed $300 million property tax hike before aldermen kill it, and ...

The mayor said last week's 50-to-0 vote rejecting his proposed $300 million property tax increase accomplished nothing beyond ...

Johnson stopped short Tuesday of saying he has the votes in the City Council to pass even the smaller increase, down from his ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has shifted course on how to close a $1 billion budget gap, trying to strike a conciliatory ...

Members of the City Council say they want to see further reductions to the mayor's initial $300 million property tax hike ...

Touring the newly-reopened Pilsen South Ashland Health Hub, 1713 S. Ashland Ave., Mayor Johnson said the reopening marks a ...

There is still no deal for next year’s Chicago city budget, as Mayor Johnson's plan to balance a near $1 billion shortfall ...