The city of Chicago has hired or promoted 490 people, mostly in the police department, since a freeze was instituted in ...

It is the nature of bureaucracies to expand or, at the very least, protect their size and thus the clout of the people who ...

A WBEZ analysis shows the city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September.

Sources say Mayor Brandon Johnson will announce a property tax hike during his budget address, despite campaign promises not to.

Regarding “Culture of corruption: Government glut” (Oct. 27), Rick Pearson’s work on this piece was excellent. It no doubt ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson will propose a property tax hike ... The city has been under a hiring freeze to address the nearly$1 billion budget shortfall. The proposal is already meeting with pushback ...

The address is expected to include a proposal for a property tax hike -- a plan that Johnson steadfastly promised against ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson campaigned on a promise he wouldn't raise property taxes, but 18 months in office and a $1 billion budget hole later, he's expected to propose a hike.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team has told city ... The reductions being described today go beyond the hiring freeze Johnson announced in September. It’s unclear how many city workers would be ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson was at Sweet Holy Spirit Church ... Johnson initially announced a citywide hiring freeze — then, two days later, exempted the police and fire departments.

As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to ...