Facing a burgeoning budget crisis, Johnson on Monday froze hiring and travel and eliminated overtime “not directly required ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday issued a hiring freeze on city government positions, including police, as his administration ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson faces a budget crisis that he and his staff saw — or should have seen — coming a mile away. With news ...

Opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nomination of progressive firebrand Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez as chair of the City Council ...

Chicago's hiring freeze excludes police and fire departments, a clarification after confusion among officials.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration announced Wednesday that a recent hiring freeze across city government would not apply ...

The mayor's budget office said the freeze will save $100 million, an estimate surprising some in the council who want to see ...

The post currently is occupied by Clineé Hedspeth, formerly legislative director for Mayor Brandon Johnson when he was a Cook ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson made his first public appearance Wednesday since announcing a citywide hiring freeze to address a ...

Sydney Holman's resignation as deputy mayor of intergovernmental affairs could not come at a more difficult time. Mayor ...

Facing a burgeoning budget crisis, Johnson on Monday froze hiring and travel and eliminated overtime “not directly required ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has no easy options to raise the revenue needed to close a $1 billion dollar budget shortfall, but ...