“The proposed legislation, as currently drafted, would dramatically raise ride costs for Chicagoans by nearly 40 percent, slash city tax revenues by tens of millions of dollars, and force workforce reductions impacting up to 10,000 drivers,” Uber spokesperson Josh Gold said. “This approach risks undermining both affordability for riders and economic opportunity for thousands of working families.”

“This is Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago. After all, his entire administration has been one long exercise in putting the interests of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers ahead of the people who’ve lived here for decades — sometimes generations. He’s spent more political capital defending temporary arrivals than fighting crime, reforming schools, or fixing our budget. And now the City Council’s most radical elements are escalating the fight — by physically confronting federal officers (immigration agents) in the streets.”

Ald. Anthony Napolitano likened the powers his ordinance would grant aldermen to the one they already have over new liquor licenses going into neighborhood businesses: “Open it up, drop some in and close it again.”

What started as an effort to create a mechanism by which to recall Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has now sparked a broader effort, aiming to create a charter for the city that would allow for the same thing, along with other significant changes to the structure of government in the city. The Chicago Deserves Better PAC is behind the renewed push.

When Gov. JB Pritzker signed the plan to end the state grocery tax, he said the tax unfairly burdens low-income Illinoisans. But he and state lawmakers left the final decision up to local leaders: Either cut spending or pass the cost on to residents. As of June 4, 209 Illinois municipalities opted for the tax.

Tommy McEnery of Mount Greenwood was surprised when he received a notice in the mail about a speeding violation. But what really piqued his interest was the date on the $100 ticket: 2014. The notice said he had to pay it by June 30 or it would increase in cost to $244.

About 20 people carried signs outside the building, where there was tight security. The group was not affiliated with any organization. The demonstrators did not give their names and some wore masks for fear of retribution.

But it’s not enough: fines were down $11.3 million from the year before, according to an analysis of city data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants more fine money this year to prop up his budget, so is adding more speed cameras.

The net monthly rent at top-tier apartment buildings in downtown Chicago jumped 6.25% year over year in the first quarter of 2025. High rents are expected to persist over the next few months as the market sees the number of new apartments delivered annually hit a nearly three-decade low.

More protests are expected to take place in Chicago in coming days, but Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García said he doesn’t believe a National Guard deployment will occur in the city. He did warn to be wary of “outside agitators.”

“(Mayor Brandon) Johnson is either losing votes or having to make major changes,” said Dick Simpson, a former alderman who strongly criticized Mayor Richard J. Daley’s agenda.

Most violent crime has been dropping this year in Chicago. The only exceptions are criminal sexual assault and human trafficking which are up 2.5 percent and 30 percent respectively according to the city’s Violence Reduction Dashboard.

The company is still contractually required to meet the 25 percent minority ownership under its deal with the city, which was also named as a defendant in the suit, along with the Illinois Gaming Board.

Earlier this year, Prime announced service cuts at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, and St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee.