Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new lead Springfield IGA director John Arena argued those lobbyists did not need to register because ...

Some officials think Mayor Brandon Johnson could propose a property tax hike, after proposing one last year before taking it ...

County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...

Chicago had a $161 million deficit in fiscal year 2024, according to the annual comprehensive financial report the city ...

Violent crime in Chicago is down significantly in the first half of the year, representing the steepest decline in decades, ...

As officials prepare for Trump to escalate immigration enforcement, Johnson says Chicago is prepared to fight in the courts, ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, who has made housing a cornerstone of his policy agenda, faces a tough decision in the coming weeks to choose a new leader for the embattled agency.

Chicago officials have begun a series of public budget discussions as the city grapples with a deficit of more than $1 ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for opposing immigration enforcement, saying he was "on ...

Who is Brandon Johnson? Johnson is a former public school teacher and organizer for the Chicago Teachers union, which he supported during a strike in 2019. He was one of 10 siblings growing up in ...

Brandon Johnson, 47, a union organizer endorsed by the teachers union, beat out Paul Vallas, 69, a former city budget director backed by the city's police union, in a tight runoff that marked a ...

Progressive mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson and Sen. Bernie Sanders raise their hands to a crowd of supporters at Johnson's rally at the UIC Forum March 30, 2023, in Chicago. (Jim Vondruska ...