Chicago's bond rating likely to drop to a notch above junk, no matter how and when budget stalemate ends

Another drop in Chicago’s bond rating may not mean much to taxpayers now, but it will mean plenty to their children and ...

Council opposition wins Round 1 in budget battle with Mayor Johnson

Council members who oppose Brandon Johnson's proposed budget and its corporate head tax showed Wednesday that they have more ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Chicago bond penalty widens as Johnson weighs how to close deficit

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Investors are demanding higher premiums to buy Chicago ...

Will Johnson: Big loser in city budget battle is Mayor Brandon Johnson

Three quarters of respondents to a new poll say they’ll hold the Chicago mayor responsible if he vetoes the City Council’s ...
Chicago Tribune

Aldermen press Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team for report on potential savings

Skeptical aldermen pressed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration Tuesday to release a publicly funded outside report on potential government savings heading into 2026, an early skirmish in what could ...