A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

A counter-measure to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget proposal includes increases in the garbage fee and the city's ...

The mayor accused City Council members working on an alternate spending plan of “playing games with working people." ...

City budget negotiations continue, with City Council members scheduled to meet Wednesday following Chicago Mayor Brandon ...

The deadline is coming quickly to hash out Chicago's city budget, and now, more than half of the members of the City Council are laying the pressure on thick to finalize a deal.

The current proposal would impose a $33 per employee tax on companies with 500 or more employees to generate $82 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.

Over the objections of the mayor, the Chicago City Council agreed to meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Dec. 23 in ...

A group of 27 aldermen introduced a revenue package that would eliminate Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed corporate head tax.

Aldermen voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget in a Monday committee, a remarkably rebellious display against the freshman mayor who has been struggling to shore up support for his ...

On one side, the Chicago Teachers Union, which bankrolled Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign. CTU backs the mayor’s push to revive a corporate head tax to fund public safety initiatives.

A group backed by financier Michael Sacks has started funding ads against Chicago’s plan to bring back a tax on large ...

The mayor is seeking support for a head tax that would both increase the monthly rate and employee threshold for the ...