Finance Committee signs off on Johnson's $830 milliion general obligation bond issue
After last year's budget stalemate, Standard & Poor’s dropped Chicago's bond rating, which determines the city’s borrowing ...
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Staffs reflect tense relations of Chicago mayor, Pritzker
Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension betwee Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
Editorial: What should happen when Mr. Johnson goes to Washington
Johnson will be walking onto his biggest stage yet and rather than being surrounded by friendly backers and fellow ...
SEIU 'under attack' from CTU, union says
For months, Scott Kennedy said her union has tried to work with CTU on its contract demand with Chicago Public Schools, but ...
Is Trump’s Gaza gambit a version of Nixon’s ‘Madman Theory’ of coercive diplomacy?
Trump’s “Madman” gambit, Japanese PM ready to deal with Trump, Panama denies lifting fees for U.S. warships, Rubio and Power on USAID.
City Hall scrambling to cover Chicago police misconduct payouts
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been paid in cases involving 3 ex-cops: Jon Burge, Reynaldo Guevara and Ronald Watts. And more than 220 lawsuits are still pending. Beleaguered taxpayers might end ...
Getting testy over a trade war
The biggest crops: Illinois is one of the top exporters of corn and soybeans in the country. A trade war could give Brazil, ...