Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin set off a fierce debate at a City Council budget hearing, after declaring her ...

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin set off a fierce debate on Wednesday at a City Council budget hearing, after ...

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

Joe Ferguson of the Civic Federation notes that Chicago is at a fiscal crossroads, and the City Council must demand ...

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

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

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

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

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.

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