CHICAGO — As the city approaches its end-of-the-year deadline to pass a budget for 2026, Mayor Brandon Johnson could let it be known Tuesday if he plans to veto the “alternative” budget plan that was ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday he will not veto the 2026 budget passed by aldermen, conceding a historic struggle that reached the brink of a government shutdown and burned his goodwill with ...

Chicago is one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown after the City Council held a final vote on a budget plan following an hours-long session on Saturday, but the city is not out of the woods ...

A potential veto of Chicago’s 2026 budget by Mayor Brandon Johnson could trigger the Windy City's first-ever municipal shutdown. Johnson reportedly rebuked the budget passed by council over the ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago alderman who sponsored the city’s “snap” curfew ordinance that was vetoed by Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to reintroduce his proposal to address so-called “teen takeovers, ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday singled out a debt collection measure as his latest nonstarter in the budget proposal crafted by his aldermanic antagonists, who showed no signs of slowing their ...