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Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his budget address to the City Council on Oct. 16, 2025, at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

High stakes for Mayor Brandon Johnson’s progressive agenda in head tax push

November 11, 2025 at 12:10 p.m.

Having already failed to deliver other key tenets of his ambitious tax-the-rich wish list, the head tax is a watershed moment for Mayor Brandon Johnson and his allies.

ShotSpotter gun shot detection technology on a light pole in the Austin neighborhood on Feb. 13, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget includes money for ShotSpotter replacement

November 6, 2025 at 4:47 p.m.

Officials identified a $5 million line item in Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 spending plan as money for a “gunshot detection system” when pressed by aldermen during budget hearings.

A person walks to the Greyhound bus station entrance in the Near West Side neighborhood on April 17, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to buy downtown bus terminal, plan shocked local alderman

November 6, 2025 at 11:58 a.m.

A mayoral spokesperson said Wednesday the city expects to spend just north of $19 million to purchase the bus terminal, with the rest of the funds expected to go to...

Superintendent Larry Snelling, center, stands with other police officers while people gather downtown to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement actions on Sept. 6, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

More money, stricter rules for Chicago police overtime spending face City Council scrutiny

November 5, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

Police Supt. Larry Snelling on Wednesday welcomed proposed new restrictions on Chicago police overtime, but defended spending an annual nine-figure sum on it.

State Sen. Willie Preston exits an elevator following a meeting on congressional redistricting with Black lawmakers and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries in Chicago on Oct. 27, 2025. Preston is Senate chair of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

State Sen. Willie Preston’s past Trump praise draws notice in Democratic fight for Illinois congressional seat

November 5, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

As Democratic state Sen. Willie Preston runs for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District seat, his 2020 Facebook comments are drawing attention for praising President Donald Trump and ridiculing Joe Biden and...

Then-Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Clinée Hedspeth speaks during the Committee on Special Events at City Hall meeting on Feb. 4, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago arts commissioner resigned amid harassment investigation, records show

November 4, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

Clinée Hedspeth's exit as cultural affairs commissioner came after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s chief of staff received an HR investigation determining Hedspeth violated harassment rules.

Ald. Bennett Lawson, 44th, and Ald. Scott Waguespack, 32nd, speak before Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered his budget address to the City Council, Oct. 16, 2025, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Aldermen force special meeting to vet cost-cutting budget recommendations

November 3, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

Aldermen want Ernst & Young consultants hired by Mayor Brandon Johnson to create a budget report to testify during the meeting next Monday about their findings.

4 shot near Wrigley Field in Lakeview

November 2, 2025 at 2:13 p.m.

Four people were shot in Lakeview around 1:45 a.m. Sunday near the area’s popular nightlife strip, Chicago police said.

Delta-8 and delta-10 hemp gummies for sale at a smoke shop in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood on June 25, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson tries to beat state to taxing hemp with plan that adds age limit

October 29, 2025 at 4:41 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s effort to regulate the marijuana-like products for sale in stores around Chicago would be highlighted by a $2-per-item tax.

Gov. JB Pritzker and his running mate for lieutenant governor, Christian Mitchell, answer media questions on July 2, 2025, at Peach’s Restaurant in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Illinois contenders file for March primary amid GOP uncertainty for governor, Democratic redistricting push

October 27, 2025 at 6:44 p.m.

More than 400 potential candidates filed to run for public office on Monday, the official kickoff to the 2026 election season.

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