The battle is heating up between Chicago Public Schools and City Hall over making a pension payment or finalizing new ...

Chicago’s city council has approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $830 million bond issue. By a vote of 26 to 23, aldermen said ...

But the mayor was forced to cast another tie-breaking vote to avoid having the decision on his bond issue put off even longer ...

Anthony Beale (9th) and Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) used a parliamentary maneuver to put off that vote until the council's next meeting. The $830 million bond issuance would pay for various capital ...

After a one-week delay and calls for significant tweaks, the mayor's plan squeaked through the chamber on a 26-23 vote.

Aldermen Anthony Beale, 9th, and Raymond Lopez, 15th, used a parliamentary maneuver to stall the scheduled vote on the $830 million bond that would pay for a variety of infrastructure projects.

Alderman Anthony Beale opposed the bond issue and pushed to defer the vote. “We say it’s all for infrastructure. That’s fine. You may have the prettiest streets and the prettiest sidewalks ...

Chicago's City Council on Wednesday approved the sale of $830 million of general obligation bonds that Mayor Brandon Johnson says will fund infrastructure improvements.

Mayor Brandon Johnson presiding at Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $830 million general obligation bond issue to upgrade Chicago ...

Alderman Anthony Beale voted against the latest round of borrowing. “The fact that we are not paying on this bond for two years, until after the next election, poses a problem. The fact that we ...