Chicago finance committee approves alternate budget proposal without mayor's controversial head tax

The alternative budget plan passed out of finance committee 22-13. Its next stop is the Budget Committee on Wednesday. It is ...

Chicago budget discussions reach stalemate, raising possibility of 1st-ever city government shutdown

The Chicago budget clock keeps ticking, but it appears the mayor and a group of 26 alders who have offered an alternative budget are no closer to a compromise than they were last week.