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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed his controversial support for a 1% tax on groceries after a state tax is set to expire during a press conference.
What that curfew would be used for is deterrence. We would like to have something like that in advance when we know that ...
Illinois retailers are pushing back on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's call to reinstate a 1% grocery tax in Chicago.
State lawmakers last year approved ending the statewide 1 percent grocery tax in 2026. Municipalities now have the power to ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson added that creative revenue ideas are needed for Chicago with its looming budget problems.
The mayor said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a transit deal before the Chicago Transit ...
You all know my position. The ultra-rich continue to get away with not having to put more skin in the game," Mayor Brandon ...
Gov. JB Pritzker previously ended a state administered 1% grocery tax that was passed on to local governments, impacting ...
How much the credit downgrade costs Chicago taxpayers won’t be clear until the city goes to market this month for the ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson again argued the “resources are there” to bail out the CTA while acknowledging time is running out for ...
Democratic Chicago-based Illinois Representative Kam Buckner is stepping up to do the job that Mayor Brandon Johnson has struggled with: buying time to keep the Bears from leaving the lakefront for ...
Two years ago, Chicago voters dumped their unpopular incumbent mayor, Lori Lightfoot, a standard-issue Democratic progressive ...