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 “yes” to the mayor’s plan to borrow the money for capital projects. Alderman ...

Anthony Beale, an alderman from the predominantly Black 9th ward in the city's far south side, said he has constituents who ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) then rose to insist that the bond issue be debated, calling the move for a quick vote a “travesty.” Instead, Johnson proceeded with the roll call, then agreed to stop it.

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 ...

The plan was set for a vote last week when Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, used a legislative maneuver to force a delay. Johnson’s team quickly scheduled another meeting to finally get it passed.

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 ...

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 ...