Opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson sought to rein in city spending, but his allies argued it could grind infrastructure ...

The measure would have sharply weakened the control of Mayor Brandon Johnson and future mayors over debt issuances, making it harder to raise money for infrastructure spending.

On the face of it, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to float up to $1.25 billion in bonds for housing and economic development makes financial sense. The mayor has seized on an idea hatched in ...

Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) wants to raise the threshold for approving City Hall borrowing from a simple majority, ...

The City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s cost-cutting effort to refinance $1.5 billion in debt Tuesday, despite criticism from aldermen who said the maneuver wouldn’t deliver the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $1.25 billion bond deal and other high-stakes City Council proposals scheduled for final votes Wednesday instead got delayed, but could resurface Friday. Aldermen ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council narrowly passed a hotly contested $830 million infrastructure bond plan Wednesday backed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. Aldermen approved the plan in a 26-23 vote a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's $830 million bond proposal for infrastructure projects in Chicago will be voted on Wednesday, with the city potentially dipping into its reserves if Chicago Public Schools ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield with two open hands at a time when the state is facing a $3 billion deficit. "The governor has an incredible lift to close ...