A.D. Quig

A local think tank is blaming Chicago’s aldermanic tradition of hyperlocal control of what gets built and where for “standing in the way” of making housing more affordable

Last quarter Mayor Brandon Johnson pulled in one of the lowest fundraising hauls out of the , though many of his better-funded rivals relied on the big-moneyed interests or personal loans that are toxic to his progressive base.

Take two? Mayor Brandon Johnson Chicago with an employee head tax — with an exemption in less wealthy parts of the city — when he unveils his budget proposal Wednesday, sources said.

Take two? Mayor Brandon Johnson will again propose Chicago hit big corporations with an employee head tax — with an exemption in less wealthy parts of the city — when

Mayor Brandon Johnson told aldermen Wednesday it's imperative to invest in Chicago's future generation in the next budget, a rousing and unsurprising

Chicago is launching a property tax program setting aside $500,000 — some of which the city won by that delivered migrants from Texas — to pay for

If the county board approves a renewal next month, Tyler Technologies will make up to $18 million more. That would bring its county taxpayer tab to $56.4 million from 2015 to 2029.

A local planning think tank is blaming Chicago’s aldermanic tradition of hyperlocal control of what gets built and where for “standing in the way” of making housing more affordable, predictable

Patrick Hynes, who ousted his former boss Fritz Kaegi in the Democratic primary, faces Libertarian Nico Tsatsoulis on Nov. 3 with backing from unions, business groups and property tax attorneys.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s usual critics piled on as soon as his fourth budget proposal leaked, but the appetite for another full-out revolt is missing — for now.