The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the CPD reform process at a pivotal point — just when progress is ...

In the 17 short months since his inauguration as Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson has transformed his bold vision for the ...

The mayor is open to a “plethora of ideas” so long as they don’t compromise his core values of “investing in people” through ...

Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022. Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall ...

The Chicago public-school system itself scores -16 net favorability, which at least leaves it better positioned than the CTU (at -21 favorability) and Brandon Johnson’s handpicked new school ...

Say what you will about Chicago voters not deserving what they got with Mayor Brandon Johnson (“Brandon Johnson Plays the Slavery Card,” Review & Outlook, Oct. 11). Line two of that adage is ...

Happy Tuesday, Illinois. Election Day is three weeks away. CHECK IT OUT: POLITICO’s live blog, politico.com/2024, runs every day to Election Day and features scoops ...

Last year, when he was campaigning to be mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, a former organiser for the Chicago Teachers Union, was asked how he would handle negotiating a contract with his former ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled details behind a proposed property tax increase in his 2025 budget address Wednesday, reversing on a key campaign promise as COVID relief funds dwindle.

CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.

NOTE: NBC Chicago will offer a live stream of Johnson's budget address beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver his highly anticipated 2025 budget address during ...

As Chicago faces a nearly $1 billion deficit, the BGA releases its annual snapshot of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 budget.