Explore the implications of Illinois public transportation funding and the potential rise in taxes and tolls for residents in 2026.

Friday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew Walworth discussed the president attempting to ...

The deadline for approving the city budget is two and a half weeks away, and if Mayor Brandon Johnson and City Council ...

The Chicago City Council rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s economically harmful tax proposals, but a report offers $1 billion ...

Chicago’s budget battle has reached a stalemate. A group of alderpeople, 27 of them, have doubled down on their opposition to ...

Most Chicago City Council members and residents oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget, especially his plan to tax job creation.

Greg Bishop provides highlights from Wednesday's Chicago City Council meeting where residents shared their criticism of the ...

The 2026 budget proposes eliminating library vacancies and cutting about half the funds for new materials, security, and custodial services.

When is a statement technically a fact and at the same time untruthful? Mayor Brandon Johnson gave us a prime example of that dynamic on Tuesday as he was advocating for the umpteenth time for his ...

In the latest case to be settled, the Chicago City Council agreed Wednesday to pay $15.4 million to Robert Smith Jr., who ...

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

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