Chicago Public Schools issued layoff notices to 1,458 staff due to enrollment changes, not the $734 million deficit.

The Chicago City Council could vote to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of a snap curfew measure for teenagers.

A months-long fight by ethics advocates to restrict the powers of City Hall’s mayor-controlled top attorney has ended with a compromise both sides said they support. The City Council Ethics Committee ...

A City Council push to wrest power away from Mayor Brandon Johnson and his successors by requiring more aldermanic support to issue debt narrowly failed to advance Monday.

The rare rejection by the Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee means the proposal will not advance to the full City ...

Opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson sought to rein in city spending, but his allies argued it could grind infrastructure ...

Alderman Nicole Lee warned of this fall’s “very, very difficult” negotiations that “will likely include a property tax levy” despite widespread resistance.

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...

We do not harbor criminals. We arrest them," added the Mayor in a press conference. "But we will not be a tool for mass ...

Ald. Matt Martin (47th Ward) will ask the Ethics Committee on Monday to advance a proposal designed to prevent the city’s top ...

After Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a "lakeside chat" at a South Side church, he spoke exclusively with ABC7 about key issues, from dealing with crime and a massive budget deficit to defending ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are being compared to the "secret police," and some in the Trump administration are ...