The latest in a string of Guevara-related settlements would go to Jose Maysonet, who spent 27 years in prison after allegedly ...

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

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2025 Budget 2025 Budgeted 2026 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Average Annual Rate ...

The Chicago Police Department is by far the largest city department, in terms of both headcount and budgeted appropriations.

Twelve years after a previous inspector general's report, the department still hasn't “established and documented response ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to give the Chicago Police Department a bigger pot of cash to spend on overtime next year, but wants the money to come with strings attached. As aldermen wrapped their ...

The proposed budget is built around controversial proposals such as a new tax on hemp products and an employee head tax.

An impassioned Mayor Brandon Johnson was in his element as he tailored his pitch to reinstate Chicago’s corporate head tax ...

A marathon session before the City Council’s Budget and Government Operations Committee on Monday made it clear there is no ...

The city of Aurora’s recently-proposed 2026 budget includes millions of dollars in funding cuts and nearly 140 less positions ...

Chicago residents are mobilizing block by block to resist ICE raids, forming neighborhood “zone defenses” marked by street protests, tear gas clashes, and viral community alerts.

The Chesterton Parks Department will proceed in obtaining a bond, between $2 million and $3 million to help finance park improvements.