Elgin Fire Department’s request to buy a sixth ambulance and hire nine additional firefighters to staff it is one of several ...

The Portage Township School Board is set to vote Monday on $1,750 raises for teachers. The new salary range, retroactive to ...

The Chicago budget has grown by over $6 billion since 2019. Despite being bolstered by billions in federal relief, the city ...

Mayor Johnson’s finance team faced close questioning about taxes and revenues during City Council’s initial budget hearing. Alder Nicole Lee warned the administration that she’s worried the proposed ...

Immigrant rights activists warned of a looming homeless crisis next year and urged Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council ...

A day after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled a plan to balance the city budget with the largest property tax increase ...

Desperate to avoid hitting Chicago home and business owners with a $300 million property tax increase, aldermen pelted the ...

The address is expected to include a proposal for a property tax hike -- a plan that Johnson steadfastly promised against ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget proposes a nearly $1 billion deficit. High personnel and pension costs have ...

The proposal for a property tax increase would be a reversal of a campaign promise Mayor Brandon Johnson made.

The room tax could increase another 1.5 percentage points at downtown hotels that opt in to a proposed plan to increase the ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Choose Chicago is trying a new approach to solve its perennial ...