Desperate to avoid hitting Chicago home and business owners with a $300 million property tax increase, aldermen pelted the ...

Elgin Fire Department’s request to buy a sixth ambulance and hire nine additional firefighters to staff it is one of several ...

The city of Chicago is facing a massive budget shortfall of nearly one billion dollars for 2025. In an effort to limit the shortfall, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters "everything is on the ...

A day after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled a plan to balance the city budget with the largest property tax increase ...

The Portage Township School Board is set to vote Monday on $1,750 raises for teachers. The new salary range, retroactive to ...

The address is expected to include a proposal for a property tax hike -- a plan that Johnson steadfastly promised against ...

Aldeman: The district has hired 2,000 teachers since 2018 and is paying them 16% more even as enrollment dropped by 38,000 ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget proposes a nearly $1 billion deficit. High personnel and pension costs have ...

The proposal for a property tax increase would be a reversal of a campaign promise Mayor Brandon Johnson made.

ABC7 sat down with Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget team to examine their 2025 proposal and hear why a property tax hike was ...

Chicago Public Schools has asked city government for help in covering upcoming costs linked to pensions and union contracts.

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Choose Chicago is trying a new approach to solve its perennial ...