Mayor Brandon Johnson spent more than three minutes defending his 2026 budget proposal Thursday, despite warnings that it could lead to another downgrade of Chicago’s credit rating.

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his 2026 budget proposal Thursday following a rating agency lowering its outlook on the city ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his 2026 budget proposal Thursday following a rating agency lowering its outlook on the city ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a corporate head tax to raise $100 million for anti-violence prevention groups, while also ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended the plan to spend $50 million to buy and renovate the Harrison Street terminal and brushed off ...

The downgrade renewed calls from some on the City Council to strip out borrowing included in Johnson's budget and to make a ...

Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to hold ICE agents and others accountable for their actions during Operation Midway Blitz ...

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

It started with a passing conversation on Pleasant Street a few days before the city was flooded with humanity, part of the massive nationwide No Kings II protest of Donald Trump’s authoritarian ...

A Supreme Court ruling could pave the way for a National Guard presence in Chicago, a state representative is stopped at gunpoint by federal agents and Chicago’s Archbishop condemns immigration ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2026 budget fails to confront Chicago’s deep structural financial crisis. Blaming President Donald Trump’s budget cuts for Chicago’s meltdown is political theater. The ...

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