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Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a budget roundtable at Truman College in Uptown on June 28, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Upcoming Chicago budget ‘grimmest picture of all’ for Mayor Brandon Johnson, aldermen

July 14, 2025 at 8:49 a.m.

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through 2055 will cost $7 billion, an analysis said.

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon hosts a news conference to release the Clerk’s Office Transition Report and introduce a new smart ballot drop box on July 8, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Cook County clerk trying out a ‘smart’ ballot drop box for next election, expanding language access

July 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

New drop box features a surveillance camera to record who drops off ballots, an electronic screen to confirm successful deposits and a scanner to record ballot envelopes.

Fans watch as racers come around Turn 1 during the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 on July 6, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson open to future Chicago NASCAR race, suggests date change

July 8, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is open to NASCAR returning to Chicago, but hinted Tuesday the city may need a better deal before stock car drivers again race through its streets.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle leads the Cook County Board meeting on Mar. 13, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Cook County’s troubled tech overhaul boils over, as political leaders start pointing fingers

July 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The latest delays to the Cook County property tax system upgrade by controversial contractor Tyler Technologies is leading to fighting among county leaders.

Annette Guzman, Chicago budget director, talks about housing during a budget roundtable at Truman College in Uptown on June 28, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago ended 2024 with a $161M deficit

July 1, 2025 at 6:15 a.m.

City Hall budget officials say major sources of revenues in the city's general fund came in far lower than anticipated.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, talks with senior adviser Jason Lee between meetings with lawmakers in Springfield on April 30, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘pending’ Springfield lobbyist team draws ethics questions

July 1, 2025 at 6:15 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's new lead Springfield IGA director John Arena argued those lobbyists did not need to register because their contracts with the city were still "pending."

Samantha Steele, at the time a candidate for Cook County assessor, speaks during the Cook County Democratic Party preslating event on April 16, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County tax board commissioner, staff face multiple fines from ethics board

June 30, 2025 at 10:25 a.m.

The Cook County ethics board found that Commissioner Sam Steele improperly shared appraisal information about the Chicago Bears’ Arlington Heights property with the media.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presides over a board meeting in Chicago on May 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Toni Preckwinkle picks new Cook County Forest Preserves boss

June 25, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Adam Bianchi comes from Colorado, where he served as district ranger for the White River National Forest’s Dillon Ranger District, an hour west of Denver.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presides over a board meeting on April 10, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County preparing for $211M budget deficit for 2026

June 18, 2025 at 1:03 p.m.

County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told reporters the 2026 projection is more “problematic” than others recently, and cautioned that “this is our best guess.”

Ald. Jim Gardiner, 45th, arrives for a City Council meeting on March 20, 2024, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Ald. Jim Gardiner cleared of ethics charge, $20K fine; ethics board chair stepping down

June 17, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

The about-face came as an administrative judge found the city “failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence” that Gardiner was liable for the alleged violations.

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