Jason Ervin (15th), chairman of the City Council Budget Committee, noted that the amended Chicago budget reduces costs in the Mayor's office by $1 million, and reduces middle management by $2.8 ...

The city of Chicago is facing a massive budget shortfall of nearly one billion ... more than $80,000 renovating and ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan made it through the City Council on Monday, a hard-fought victory for the mayor that spares City Hall an unprecedented government shutdown ...

“The debate was City Council versus mayor of Chicago. Where the debate really should be: City Council’s responsibility to pass a budget based upon the feedback that comes from this room.

Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the just-passed 2025 budget, limited options for new revenue down the line ...

Ervin, one of the Chicago Business Journal's 2025 People to Watch, has been Chicago City Treasurer, leading an office that oversees nearly $14 billion in trading volume. Here are her plans for this ...

The mayor sat down with a group of Chicago residents inside the Harold Washington Library, discussing the city’s 2025 budget and how we got here. “We never compromised our value system. We negotiated ...

The downgrade comes after the City Council passed a 2025 budget ... Images) Chicago officials argued the credit downgrade doesn’t reflect the city’s financial outlook. Johnson’s office ...

(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council could approve a new budget with more than $230 million in tax increases before the end of the week. Before a fire alarm went off in the council ...

State lawmakers years ago approved sending "hold harmless" payments to East Chicago and Michigan City but that didn't happen.

CHICAGO — Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the just-passed 2025 budget, limited options for new revenue ...