CHICAGO (WLS) -- When the Chicago City Council reconvenes Monday afternoon, the big question is will Mayor Brandon Johnson have enough support to call for a vote on the city's budget? And will there even be a new budget proposal to vote on in place?

CHICAGO — Despite continued promises not to raise property taxes stemming back to his mayoral campaign, Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed to do just that in a $17.3 billion city budget plan he unveiled Wednesday. Johnson’s 2025 spending plan ...

A proposal to lower Chicago’s default speed limit took a step forward on Monday afternoon after it was passed by a City Council committee. The proposal, put forward by 1 st ward Ald. Daniel La Spata, passed the Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — A downtown alderman introduced a proposal Wednesday he said he has been negotiating with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration that would give police officials power to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke with CBS News Chicago Monday morning to defend his 2026 budget proposal, which aims to close a fiscal hole of more than $1 billion. The proposal notably does not raise property taxes, but instead relies on a combination of tax ...

The Chicago Cubs suffered a huge setback with the news of Cade Horton being out for the year with Tommy John surgery. With that in mind, they’ll need someone to fill his place in the rotation; the guy doesn’t have to be an ace, just a qualified starting pitcher.