The risk of bankruptcy increased in Chicago as nearly half of the budget went toward pensions and debt services for public ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ...

Johnson found himself face-to-face with residents who were protesting against the extensive funding that he had in mind for migrants.

One issue loomed in aldermen’s anxious speeches last week in the lead-up to a vote on Mayor Brandon ... term solutions Johnson has provided to the structural issues in Chicago finances ...

One issue loomed in aldermen’s anxious speeches last week in the lead-up to a vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget for next year: 2026. Though the mayor ultimately eked out a 27-23 win on ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson moved ahead Friday on his plan to close Chicago’s migrant shelters and fold them into the city’s existing system for homeless residents. The so-called “One Shelter” ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top labor advisor told the Chicago Public Schools board leaders that the mayor expected CEO Pedro Martinez to be out by Sept. 26, according to an internal memo obtained ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. While Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson scraped together enough votes to pass a 2025 budget with a patchwork of tax hikes, the city’s fiscal ...

ALICE YIN, A.D. QUIG and JAKE SHERIDAN Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan made it through the City Council on Monday, a hard-fought victory for the mayor that ...

CHICAGO – Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced a new round of appointments to the Chicago Board of Education. On Monday night, the mayor named Sean Harden as School Board President. Harden is the ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget passed the City Council on Monday, but only by an extremely narrow margin. The final vote came in at 27-23 in favor of the proposal, capping off ...