Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general ... In the release, Johnson said the S&P decision “does not accurately reflect our fundamental economic strength and the steps ...

The city is asking a Cook County judge to reconsider a ruling that an internal panel must meet publicly, saying it would ...

Coming off a bruising budget season, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will spend the next few months trying to claw back revenue from the state, spark a new funding stream for the city by taxing hemp ...

Johnson’s wishlist at City Hall includes proposals for stricter reporting requirements for Chicago Police under ... an organizer for housing and economic justice at the Jewish Council on Urban ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) during a City Council meeting in November 2023. The mayor noted there’s “more economic development along Madison” Street in ...

Johnson, the founder ... famously moved his family into a Chicago slum for six months to showcase the poverty and housing segregation that permeated the city. The Civil Rights leader had led ...

Illinois’ Gov. JB Pritzker can lead in an effort to develop state responses to counteract or disrupt Donald Trump.

The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge ...

The biggest crops: Illinois is one of the top exporters of corn and soybeans in the country. A trade war could give Brazil, ...

(WLS) -- Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has a warning for Mayor Brandon Johnson ... Welch acknowledges Chicago is the state's economic engine. But, he says the mayor does not ...