A group of 10 aldermen have arranged for a special City Council meeting to dig into a recommendations from a consulting firm on how the city can save money as it faces a $1.15 billion deficit next year.

A mayoral spokesperson said Wednesday the city expects to spend just north of $19 million to purchase the bus terminal, with the rest of the funds expected to go to refurbishment.

Despite the opposition from at least half of City Council, Governor JB Pritzker, civic and business groups, Mayor Brandon Johnson refuses to budge on his corporate head tax plan.

Months after the city of Chicago embarked on an ambitious project to determine reparations for slavery, a resolution offering Black residents an apology for enslaving […]

For far too long, Chicago’s budgets have been balanced on the backs of working people. The 2026 budget changes that equation.

City Council meeting to question independent auditors who reviewed Chicago’s budget, as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget has been met with

Ten City Council members are demanding Ernst & Young testify about their $3.2 million audit of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget amid growing frustration.