The dataset, which was provided to ProPublica by the Chicago Department of Finance on July 1, 2021, is a snapshot of the city ...

In 2020, the city budget was $11.7 billion. The Chicago budget for 2025 proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson exceeds $17 billion ...

Including pensions, benefits, budget-busting overtime and other hidden expenses, the analyst reports that city costs for CPD in 2025 could reach $3.8 billion.

Chicago’s 2025 budget has a nearly $1 billion hole. Mayor Brandon Johnson has only proposed tax hikes. But when personnel ...

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $1,484 ...

Standard & Poor’s has put Chicago on a "credit watch," which could raise the interest rate the city pays by about one-quarter ...

A Public Hearing on the following proposed amended Ordinance(s) will be held before the Finance Committee on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 869 Park ...

The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 ...

Festival producers are required to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.

DeVry University has received the prestigious People's Choice Award at the 23 rd annual Chicago Innovation Awards for its ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- One day after the Chicago City Council voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million property tax hike, ...

Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $1,423 ...