Homicides and shootings are falling fast in Chicago, but experts say deeper change is needed to close the gap with safer big ...

Ald. Walter Burnett’s resignation from the City Council will be official on Thursday, according to a letter he sent to Mayor ...

The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to ...

"The best long-term strategy to address budget deficits is growth. We need pro-growth strategies. These two taxes are direct ...

Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Bob Sirott to dive deeper into the recent teen takeovers and his debating with the aldermen about the snap curfew, as well as how his administration is ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson touted new crime numbers for July. On Tuesday, the mayor said there continues to be a downward trend in shooting deaths, shooting victims, and violent ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reaffirmed he is not planning to propose a tax increase in this year’s budget proposal. Instead he is considering several “tax-the-rich” options.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed not to propose property tax hikes, but floated the idea of a variety of corporate ...

For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative ...