Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed Steven Mahr to serve as interim chief financial officer. Mahr, who has served as assistant commissioner in the Finance Department for the city, is stepping ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has chosen Assistant Finance Commissioner Steven Mahr as the city's acting chief financial ...

An average price of the city's outstanding general obligation bonds has fallen since the budget was approved, making Chicago an outlier in the market.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ambitious $1.25 billion bond plan advanced to the full City Council Wednesday after previously being held up by opponents, only to get stalled by a mayoral ally once it got ...

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Chicago's latest budget fight is reshaping who pays more and who gets more inside City Hall, and the balance is tilting toward higher burdens on taxpayers while administrative ranks and salaries grow.

The trenches are dug in Chicago’s slow-moving budget battle. And as he seeks to gain ground with a government shutdown weeks away, Mayor Brandon Johnson keeps lobbing the same ordnance: harsh words.

Mayor Brandon Johnson discusses leading Chicago amid ICE raids and clashes with Trump. Mayor Brandon Johnson discusses leading Chicago amid ICE raids and clashes with Trump—while facing a budget and ...