Chicago suffers credit downgrade following agency warning over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget
Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the ...
Mayor Johnson's campaign fund returns $1,000 to O'Hare concessions executive
But the mayor remains mum on whether accepting the money to begin with amounted to an ethics violation of a longstanding rule barring campaign donations from city contractors.
City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute
An effort by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson to water down Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance faltered in the City Council ...
Chicago official slams Brandon Johnson's new ICE guidelines: 'Who is the mayor trying to protect?'
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new city guidance on dealing with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is blasted by a Chicago ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson testing ShotSpotter replacements as alderman tries for his own pilot
Ald. Raymond Lopez want to test a technology that helps police identify and respond to gunshots, but he needs city approval.
Chicago blocks proposal that'd allow law enforcement to cooperate with ICE on targeting criminal migrants
Two Chicago officials who wanted to allow police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target migrants with a ...
Crain's Chicago Business4h
On day after city credit downgrade, Johnson seeks to float up to $830M in debt
An ordinance seeking authorization says the mayor wants to use the proceeds for infrastructure improvements, property ...
Chicago mayor, CFO react to S&P Global dropping city’s debt rating
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his chief financial officer are talking about revenue as the city suffers a reduced credit ...
Illinois Policy2d
Proposed law would let Chicagoans recall Mayor Johnson in special election
House Bill 1084 would provide relief to the 70% of voters disapproving of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson by creating a process ...
Illinois House speaker to Mayor Brandon Johnson: Get ready to hear ‘no’ a lot in Springfield
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue ...
JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor ...
Crain's Chicago Business1d
S&P downgrades Chicago's credit rating — and the mayor pushes back
The rating agency's action follows a contentious budget season where the City Council initially rejected Mayor Brandon ...