The claims are part of the Justice Department's lawsuit against the city, county and state challenging sanctuary policies.

The mayor on Monday signed an executive order establishing a new working group tasked with fixing the city's finances.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order to create a group to focus on the city's budget gap. The group is made up of business leaders, community leaders and city ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson launched a citywide initiative Monday aimed at addressing Chicago's structural budget ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is getting an early start on the 2026 budget process by creating a group to tackle the city's projected ...

Although Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is starting Chicago’s budget process earlier than ever, one alderman says the city’s deficit could be much greater than the mayor’s projections. Johnson signed ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling looks on as Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a news conference at CPD headquarters last year. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times ...

Saying Chicago’s already-precarious financial state is “at a crossroads” with President Donald Trump threatening to cut billions in funding to the city, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday took steps to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has resisted efforts to codify rules banning lobbyists from donating to mayoral candidates and blasted ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused President Donald Trump of acting like a "terrorist" with threats to strip away federal funding from sanctuary cities. "Try to force your will to break the ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson made clear on Tuesday that he doesn’t intend to play nice with President Donald Trump to avert a potential withholding of more than $3 billion. “Trying to force ...

More than 140 Chicago artists and cultural leaders are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to address “dysfunction” within the city’s Cultural Affairs department, arguing that staffing turmoil ...