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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The aldermen said they were “gravely concerned” about what Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $21-per-employee tax on larger companies would do for Chicago job growth.

According to the DOC, Stephen Washington died after a "violent" dispute with a cellmate on Oct. 9. San Antonio woman sentenced for retaliation after dog attack that killed veteran Border Patrol ...

Every month here on Spotlight Chicago we’re honoring a first responder who has gone above and beyond the call of duty. The First Responder will get a spotlight here on the show and a ...