Chicago City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Following a change to how the city collects taxes on alcoholic beverages purchased at liquor stores and other packaged goods licensees, Chicago reported a more than $4 million drop in the amount of liquor tax revenue remitted by businesses through July.

The seal of the Forest Preserves of Cook County.

The Forest Preserves of Cook County said its facilities and sites plan to remain “open and operational” even amid a union strike.

The Chicago Community Justice Foundation center project at 3845 W. North Ave. is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

The Chicago Community Development Commission last week recommended approval of the allocation of millions in tax increment financing (TIF) funds to support a shared nonprofit resource center in Humboldt Park and a revitalized industrial laundromat in Lawndale.

City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an investigation that concluded the Chicago Community Catalyst Fund has been insufficiently utilized and failed to regularly report its activities just days after Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin said she intended to dissolve it.

Businessman Willie Wilson is pictured. [Campaign photo]

Businessman and philanthropist Willie Wilson officially announced his fourth bid for Chicago mayor this week.

A rendering of the Bally's Chicago casino project is pictured.

A group of more than two dozen alderpeople are calling for representatives from Bally’s and members of the Johnson administration to appear for a hearing to answer questions about the forthcoming riverfront casino operator’s amendment to its construction plans and the city’s ability to hold them accountable for any potential breach of the agreement with the company.

Ashlee Gabrysch is pictured. [Mayor's Office]

The mayor has hired a former regional director for Fitch Ratings as the city's new chief financial officer as the start of the 2027 budget season approaches.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a City Council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is taking aim at the impact of data centers in Chicago by trying to pause their development in the short term while it updates regulations to account for the demands and mitigate the negative impacts of modern data center construction and operation.

A rendering of the inside of the Bally's Chicago casino is pictured. [Bally's Chicago]

Bally’s Chicago says it is amending construction plans for its downtown casino project by pausing the buildout of certain ancillary amenities and blaming the city’s legalization of video gambling for the decision.

A group of a dozen alderpeople are calling for the city to change its legal settlement policy after a man was awarded an $8 million wrongful conviction settlement while in custody on unrelated charges of soliciting a minor for sex.

Mayoral candidate and lobbyist John Kelly is pictured. [Mark Black/Kelly Campaign]

A longtime Chicago-based lobbyist is seeking to move in front of the spotlight and up to the fifth floor next year as he plans to compete in the increasingly crowded mayor’s race.

Former Budget Director Annette Guzman is pictured at a press conference on April 1, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

City Budget Director Annette Guzman became the latest leader on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget and finance team to depart in a matter of days this week ahead of the city’s expected release of its preliminary budget forecast this month and, with it, the start of budget season in earnest.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi speaks at a mid-year budget hearing on July 23, 2026. [Livestream]

Outgoing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi used his July mid-year budget hearing to answer questions for county commissioners about how a new uniform approach to valuation methodology for commercial properties hopes to ease property tax volatility.