Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday singled out a debt collection measure as his latest nonstarter in the budget proposal crafted by his aldermanic antagonists, who showed no signs of slowing their

While Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed what could be the biggest decision of his time as mayor, the Civic Federation said the proposed "budget does not move Chicago appreciably toward long-term fiscal stability.

Johnson's biggest beef is the decision by opposition Council members to replace the corporate head tax in his proposed budget with more than $90 million in “enhanced debt collections on everyday Chicagoans,

Back-and-forth budget talks between Mayor Brandon Johnson's office and his opponents on the City Council continued Wednesday afternoon at Chicago City Hall with no resolution in sight.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was open to new ideas and continuing negotiations but said he would not allow the city’s budget to be balanced “on the backs of working people.”

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 about his leadership.

Mayor Brandon Johnson and a group of aldermen pushing its own budget proposal on Monday did not appear to move any closer to an agreement on a spending plan for next year.

CHICAGO - With three weeks remaining to resolve a $1.1 billion budget shortfall, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday offered a revised version of his proposed corporate head tax, despite continued pushback from business groups and several City Council members.

These accusations aren’t new. Organizers and community residents have accused Chicago police of assisting the feds in multiple instances this summer and fall.