The Skokie Village Board of Trustees voted to reject a developer’s proposal to build a six-story building with 58 apartments, a children’s therapy office, and a restaurant at downtown ...

The trenches are dug in Chicago’s slow-moving budget battle. And as he seeks to gain ground with a government shutdown weeks ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council remain at odds over budget proposals to avoid a government shutdown.

As Chicago officials aim to replace lost revenue from the state of Illinois’ repealed grocery tax, producers and industry ...

The current climate in Chicago has made it challenging to run a small business. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget plan makes it worse.

Austen died in July 1817. Her 41 years spanned wild economic times. The first income tax arrived in 1799. Trading in slaves ...

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

Over the objections of the mayor, the Chicago City Council agreed to meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Dec. 23 in ...

A group of 27 aldermen introduced a revenue package that would eliminate Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed corporate head tax.

Residents and community leaders on Chicago's South and West Sides are outraged over Cook County property tax increases, demanding immediate relief after they say they've been unfairly hit with the ...

The current proposal would impose a $33 per employee tax on companies with 500 or more employees to generate $82 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.

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 ...