Two years ago, Chicago voters dumped their unpopular incumbent mayor, Lori Lightfoot, a standard-issue Democratic progressive ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his aides argued in favor of a grocery tax during a city committee meeting to replace a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top finance leaders urged aldermen to implement the tax soon during a Tuesday meeting of the City ...

The mayor said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a transit deal before the Chicago Transit ...

A real hunger is developing for new leadership in the Chicago mayor's office, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement ...

Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson echoes Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s warning and highlights President Donald Trump’s ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson again argued the “resources are there” to bail out the CTA while acknowledging time is running out for ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants "to reinstate a 1% grocery tax" in Chicago, according to Fox 32. Johnson's push for the ...

A new bill would rename the RTA and give it expanded control over CTA, Metra and Pace — including new power over fares, ...

State lawmakers last year approved ending the statewide 1 percent grocery tax in 2026. Municipalities now have the power to ...

Currently, Mayor Johnson has strong crime numbers to boast about — a 24% drop in homicides since taking office. But his poll numbers are currently terrible.

Illinois retailers are pushing back on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's call to reinstate a 1% grocery tax in Chicago.