In exchange for a mere $10.6 million in new revenue from a proposed 34% liquor tax hike, the mayor has sent a loud-and-clear ...

Johnson stopped short Tuesday of saying he has the votes in the City Council to pass even the smaller increase, down from his ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has been hunting frantically for politically palatable tax hikes to replace the $300 ...

The restaurant and bar industry, which is already a low profit margin business, is now really feeling in poor spirits with ...

For all those reasons, political analysts say Johnson is at a fork in the road 18 months into office. Analysts say navigating ...

CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called President-elect Donald Trump a "threat to everything that is sensible," while ...

Dozens of aldermen called for a special meeting to vote down the mayor's proposed $300 million property tax increase.

Martinez's funeral is set for Monday of next week. In a statement, the Mayor's office said Mayor Johnson plans to attend the ...

Chicago’s budget gap could grow even bigger thanks to a tax flap in Springfield that is expected to set the city back another ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson says the higher levies will generate $10 million in additional sales taxes. Restaurateurs and liquor ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) ran on a campaign pledge to not raise property taxes. He tried anyway, was rejected, and is ...

Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk ...