Editorial: The bond vigilantes are coming for the city of Chicago. Is the mayor paying heed?

As of now, the city estimates the interest payments on the proposed $285 million, five-year debt for the legal settlements ...
Crain's Chicago BusinessOpinion

Joe Ferguson: The City Council must fix the budget before it's too late

The Civic Federation chief urges the City Council to make structural fixes now instead of relying on one-time maneuvers.

Chicago council committee rejects mayor’s proposed tax hikes

The Chicago City Council Committee on Finance has rejected a package of higher taxes proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. After ...
CBS News

City of Chicago has 275 cases coming up for settlement, City Council committee learns

The City of Chicago has been paying out record-breaking number of legal settlements — many of them police-involved. Before the halfway point of the calendar year 2025, the city blew past the $90 ...

Finance Committee rejects Mayor Johnson’s head tax plan

City Hall will be busy again Monday with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget back on the table as he holds firm to his corporate ...
The Bond Buyer

University of Chicago panel shares public finance insights

From left, Rhett Bomher; Steven Mahr; Tom McKone; Jack Brofman; Jennie Bennett; and moderator Justin Marlowe at the Harris School's panel discussion Thursday. Public finance careers require ...