Chicagoans in 2025 will start paying more in certain taxes, fines and fees as part of balanced budget OK’d by Mayor Brandon ...

Chicago must begin the process of true zero-based budgeting requiring that all city activities and programs be closely ...

The $17.1 billion spending plan, which was the fourth version introduced to address the city’s $982 million budget deficit, ...

The Chicago City Council approved an approximately $17 billion budget for 2025 that raises levies and fees by about $256 ...

Over the weekend, sources told CBS News Chicago that Mayor Johnson dropped plans to seek a $68.5 million property tax hike.

Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled the first version of his proposed 2025 budget during a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall on Oct. 30. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $ ...

Some members of Chicago City Council say the $40 million short-term loan is irresponsible, and wants Mayor Johnson to cut middle-management positions instead.

CHICAGO — The City Council is one step closer to approving a 2025 budget, but Mayor Brandon Johnson’s revised spending plan — which still includes an unpopular property tax increase — is ...

At the heart of Chicago’s deficit are decades of increasingly generous retirement benefits offered by Chicago’s leaders to more than 30,000 public employees, a politically powerful constituency. Today ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson eked out a victory Monday with the narrow passage of a $17.3 billion municipal budget plan that does ...

While Chicago's 2025 budget doesn't include a $68 million property tax increase, it comes with a bundle of taxes and fees designed to bridge a billion-dollar budget gap. NBC Universal, Inc. After ...

From streaming services to plastic bags, a host of taxes and fees are going up to help balance Chicago’s budget gap.