What counts as “savings and efficiencies” in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s government? In the 2026 budget the mayor presented last week, the two biggest items in that category were a $118 million reduction ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s spending plan for Chicago Public Schools heavily relies on the prospective TIF revenue from the city.

Though it’s likely to go through tweaks as Mayor Brandon Johnson runs a gauntlet of aldermanic counter-proposals, here’s a ...