Chicago Mayor Johnson stands firm on proposed city budget, corporate head tax plan

Despite the opposition from at least half of City Council, Governor JB Pritzker, civic and business groups, Mayor Brandon ...
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Chicago mayor defends budget as analysts warn of credit risks

Mayor Brandon Johnson spent more than three minutes defending his 2026 budget proposal Thursday, despite warnings that it could lead to another downgrade of Chicago’s credit rating.
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Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data

Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in ...

Council members seek to query city consultants on cost-cutting ideas

The city paid accounting giant Ernst & Young $3.2 million to pinpoint as much as $1.4 billion in savings and ...