Opinion

Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s public battle with aldermanic opponents is harming Chicago taxpayers

Even in the face of bad market conditions, Chicago last week had to issue $500 million-plus in bonds. The cost to taxpayers was predictably high.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's choice to head COPA vows to rebuild police and public's trust in the oversight agency

COPA's acting chief administrator, LaKenya White, used her confirmation hearing Friday to outline her plan to rebuild trust in an oversight agency that officers view as a deck stacked against them — ...

Philanthropic fund awards nearly $8 million to South and West side development projects

The grants from Neighborhood Capital Fund is to help the organizations fill financing gaps for development projects spanning from health care facilities and an outdoor pavilion to work spaces.

First round of Neighborhood Capital Fund gives almost $8M to projects in underinvested communities

The Neighborhood Capital Fund, established in 2025, will grant approximately $20 million to Chicago organizations through ...