Mayor Brandon Johnson and 26 aldermen are still far apart on a deal to pass a 2026 budget. If no deal is reached by the end ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was open to new ideas and continuing negotiations but said he would not allow the city’s budget ...

Jon Hansen, host and executive producer of the Block Club Chicago Podcast, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

The Chicago Public School District pensions are in a precarious place, and not considered "safe" due to significant underfunding. The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF) has a funded ratio of less ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas column explores options to help pay property taxes by Dec. 15 If you can’t pay your taxes by the December 15 due date, ...

That’s the question some homeowners in Chicago’s South and West Side are asking after a new bill led to an average 98% ...

CHICAGO — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PB) has sold the 752-room Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago hotel for $72 million. Mark Perkowski of Draper and Kramer’s Commercial Finance Group arranged a $54 ...

Citing this year’s record property tax hikes, the Cook County Board of Review is giving taxpayers another brief shot at knocking down their bills for next year. Every Cook County township will reopen ...

There are lawmakers — and candidates — who put forward serious, workable solutions that can lower property taxes.

The Stock Exchange Building was demolished because nascent preservation protections at the time were unsolidified. Today, ...

The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12, but it only applies to future bills.

The latest back-and-forth between the mayor’s office and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s critics leaves no clear path to a deal with ...