Every Chicagoan feels it. Prices are up, the pandemic hangover lingers and tariffs have pushed everyday costs higher. For working families and small businesses stretched thin, life here keeps getting ...

The alternative budget proposal championed by a group of Chicago aldermen won a crucial first full City Council vote on Friday, even as Mayor Brandon Johnson made a last-ditch effort to reintroduce ...

With 11 days left before the deadline, the Chicago City Council signed off on a spending plan on Friday, the first step to passing the 2026 budget. In a rare move, a majority of council members banded ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago City Council passed a 2026 city budget during a rare and tension-filled Saturday session, a budget that does not include Mayor Brandon Johnson’s controversial corporate ...

With recent attention focused on the budget drama in Chicago, you’re forgiven if you missed what could end up being a yet-bigger story with perilous long-term consequences for this city. The city ...