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For as long as it’s been alive, Chicago’s employer head tax has been derided — in one colorful way or another — as a job killer. “It’s much more than a head tax… it’s a scalping tax,” said the late ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson responded to a question about retroactive changes to the 2026 budget by reiterating the package could ...

Jill Jaworski, the city’s chief financial officer, plans to take a job with the nonprofit corporation that runs Navy Pier.

Are there layoffs coming to the city of Chicago? Mayor Brandon Johnson floated the possibility for the first time on Wednesday, after a coalition of rival aldermen passed a budget he argues isn't ...

Anyone under 18 is required to be with an adult after 10 p.m. Wednesday night while the city hosts “Dick Clark’s New Year’s ...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday declined to veto a $16.6 billion ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blasted the Washington Post editorial board for criticizing his management of the city, arguing this is one of many times a news organization has reported incorrectly ...

CHICAGO — 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: ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said he does not plan to sign the “alternative” city budget for 2026 that was passed over the weekend by the City Council. But he didn’t veto it, ...