When I hear Mayor Brandon Johnson rail against the idea of raising Chicago’s paltry $9.50 garbage collection fee to help fill our gaping $1.2 billion budget gap, I remember a beautiful ...

Critics of Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget plan have dropped their own plans for an increase in the city's garbage collection fee, as they expressed optimism that they could pass an alternative budget ...

Bridgeville property owners will see no real estate tax increase in 2026, but they will pay more for their garbage and sewage services. The budget totals about $7.53 million and maintains a tax rate ...

Blawnox property owners will not have to pay more in real estate taxes next year. However, sewer and water rates are going up in 2026. Council voted 6-0 Dec. 10 to pass the budget and maintain the tax ...

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Chris Tye is our weekend evening anchor and political reporter at CBS News Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson and a group of aldermen pushing its own budget proposal on Monday did not appear to move any ...

CHICAGO — Renegade Chicago aldermen battling with Mayor Brandon Johnson over competing 2026 budgets announced tweaks to their proposal Monday morning, but withheld critical details. The City Council ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago budget showdown that showed hints of progress earlier Monday has now taken a significant step backwards. Mayor Brandon Johnson, for the first time, met with 11 leaders of ...

A new citywide poll that concluded Tuesday shows that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s favorability stands at just 26%, while 61% of voters view him unfavorably. His job approval is nearly identical, with only ...

Chicago aldermen have scheduled a series of five City Council meetings before Christmas as they race the clock to pass a budget by the end of the year and avoid a city government shutdown. Mayor ...

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Opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $16.6 billion 2026 budget introduced an alternative revenue package today, but it’s unclear if the measures they're pitching to replace the mayor's corporate head ...