The overwhelming vote was largely symbolic. Negotiations to reduce or eliminate the property tax hike and replace it with a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson argued the tax hike was necessary to avoid mass layoffs, including of police officers. Now, Johnson and City Council will have to figure out how to bring in other revenue to ...

In Chicago’s District 10 board race, ballot challenges, money, and attack ads swept in. The race mirrored some of the school ...

Former Senior Editor of Investigations Curtis Lawrence will also be honored with the organization's Lifetime Achievement ...

Good morning, Chicago. The Chicago Tribune’s 2024 Top Workplaces report is out. Nearly 160 companies made this year’s list, including a leading local pizza chain, a well-known electronics retailer and ...

The proposed closings have led to fierce protests from students, parents and staff who are hoping for Acero to reverse course ...

CITY HALL HOO-HA: In an extraordinary rebuke to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, even his allies joined in voting down his budget proposal — which included a $300 million property tax increase. The ...

Time to start over on Chicago’s budget after the remarkable 50-0 City Council vote to kill Brandon Johnson’s $300 million ...

The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special meeting ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson's short-term six-member school board is holding a special meeting that sources say is likely to lay the groundwork to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.

Tyrone Muhammad says Johnson doesn't care about Black families in Chicago "suffering for decades" or resources wouldn't go to immigrants.

Three members of Mayor Johnson’s City Council leadership team had demanded that Kennedy Bartley, chief external affairs ...