Mayor Brandon Johnson responded to a question about retroactive changes to the 2026 budget by reiterating the package could ...

Are there layoffs coming to the city of Chicago? Mayor Brandon Johnson floated the possibility for the first time on Wednesday, after a coalition of rival aldermen passed a budget he argues isn't ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday he will not veto the 2026 budget passed by aldermen, conceding a historic struggle that reached the brink of a government shutdown and burned his goodwill with ...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

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Chicago’s mayor has so far not been able to get city council approval for a new tax on big businesses. It’s a cornerstone of his plan to fill a $1.15 billion budget hole. Mayor Brandon Johnson has ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blasted the Washington Post editorial board for criticizing his management of the city, arguing this is one of many times a news organization has reported incorrectly ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will not veto a 2026 budget that he has called “morally bankrupt,” instead allowing it to go into effect and staving off political gridlock and the risk of an ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday declined to veto a $16.6 billion ...

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The editorial board of the Washington Post called out Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday, arguing he has mismanaged Chicago to the point the city has financially "lost its mind." The board argued that ...