Chicago Public Media's buyout deadline has passed and several Sun-Times staffers have announced their departures. Why it ...

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blamed “professional bellyachers” and derided critics for pushing “magic bean fixes” during his ...

It may be apt that Chicago is known as the Windy City, as its government is facing significant headwinds when it comes to the city's budget deficit. Now, Chicago's city hall is attempting to take ...

Since September 2022, the city of Chicago has paid out $638.7 million in vendor contracts for new-arrival migrants, according to data obtained by the ABC7 I-Team.

CHICAGO (WGN) — More questions than answers ... one week left to decide if they will approve a proposed $139 million budget amendment that could potentially help pay for a new teachers contract ...

This has made Chicago emblematic of the coast-to-coast crisis of what Walter Russell Mead has labeled the “blue model” of municipal and state governance. It is not Emanuel’s fault that ...

Chicago will add 50 speed cameras as part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to balance this year’s budget, increasing the stock of the devices used to ticket drivers by 30% citywide. The city ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thursday morning was the public's first chance to share their thoughts on how Chicago Public Schools should balance its budget before the school board votes on an amended budget ...