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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Budget Director Annette Guzman answer questions from the audience during a town hall, Feb. 3, 2026, at the South Shore Cultural Center. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Layoffs on table due to budget shortfall, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson administration officials say

July 16, 2026 at 6:25 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget team put city employee layoffs on the table Thursday to help close a budget deficit they said could reach $90 million through the end of...

Mayor Brandon Johnson arrives, July 15, 2026, for a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson bats away low fundraising: ‘My confidence will always remain strong’

July 16, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson ended the second quarter with just $631,309 in his political fund after spending more than he raised, according to state campaign finance reports.

The CTA’s 95th Street station in the Dan Ryan Expressway median connects the end of the Red Line with multiple bus routes, Dec. 15, 2025. The CTA Red Line Extension plan includes four stations beyond the 95th Street station. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Toni Preckwinkle backs Red Line Extension connections, wins approval for transit picks

July 17, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s picks for local transit boards — including her first two Chicago Transit Authority board selections — won sign-off from the County Board Thursday.

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele speaks during a press conference on Dec. 4, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County watchdog finds Samantha Steele offered job to opponent

July 17, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

Cook County's watchdog has found that Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele made "an offer of employment” to her opponent in the March primary election.

Pavlyn Jankov, Chicago Teachers Union's research director, speaks outside the County Building on July 14, 2026, as the CTU calls for the Cook County Board to open up an interest-free loan program to Chicago Public Schools and for the treasurer to release still-owed money on the eve of the launch of CPS' 2027 budget. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County will ‘explore’ making Chicago Public Schools eligible for late property tax loan

July 15, 2026 at 5:57 p.m.

Cook County is considering whether to include Chicago Public Schools in an interest-free loan program so the school system can avoid some costs because of late-landing property taxes.

Ald. Silvana Tabares, 23rd, speaks during a hearing on public safety issues at City Hall, June 9, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Domestic violence task force calls for Cook County courts to open up records

July 9, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

The Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force wants more data to be public and to ensure Cook County courts are subject to open records laws.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, center, walks at a media event on July 7, 2026, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says aldermen’s provisions in budget $130 million short

July 8, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed a projected $130 million shortfall in the 2026 budget on Tuesday.

A bicyclist passes by mail ballot drop boxes for voters outside the Cook County office building in Chicago on Oct. 21, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors come out against President Trump’s Postal Service rule

July 3, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democratic governors came out against President Donald Trump's proposed rule change to curb mail-in and absentee voting.

State police arrest 2 after human arm found in Lake Mattoon

July 3, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

Two people were charged with concealment of a homicide and dismembering a human body this week after man's arm was found in Lake Mattoon.

During the pandemic, Chicago police officers wear masks as they investigate a scene near East Monroe Drive and DuSable Lake Shore Drive on April 6, 2021. (José M. Osorio/baiduhai)

Appeals court sides with city on Chicago police union COVID vaccine mandate case

July 2, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

A state Appellate Court sided with the city in a dispute about a requirement that Police Department employees had to receive the COVID vaccination or pay for their own testing.

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