A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

A higher bag tax is on the table. The fee started at 7 cents and increased to 10 cents this year. Next year, it could rise to ...

As Chicago officials aim to replace lost revenue from the state of Illinois’ repealed grocery tax, producers and industry ...

As Chicago officials aim to replace lost revenue from the state of Illinois repealed grocery tax, producers and industry ...

A City Council hearing to address the budget for next year is scheduled for Tuesday morning, a day after a similar hearing ended up being called off due to the lack of a quorum.

The day after their one and only negotiating session with Mayor Brandon Johnson ended badly, conservative and moderate ...

There are just 15 days left before the deadline to avoid an unprecedented shutdown of Chicago city government.

City budget negotiations continue, with City Council members scheduled to meet Wednesday following Chicago Mayor Brandon ...

A counter-measure to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget proposal includes increases in the garbage fee and the city's liquor store tax.

The current climate in Chicago has made it challenging to run a small business. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget plan makes it worse.

The current proposal would impose a $33 per employee tax on companies with 500 or more employees to generate $82 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.