Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson warned that major changes are needed, not only to lock in the 26 votes needed for passage but to prevent some of the borrowed money from being used to bail out ...

Any two members of the City Council could use a parliamentary maneuver on Wednesday to delay a final vote on the mayor's plan ...

Ald. Bill Conway and Ald. Anthony Beale teamed up to delay the vote on the bond issue for one meeting. Conway has complained ...

Aldermen used a parliamentary maneuver to stall the scheduled vote on the $830 million bond that Johnson wants to use to pay ...

Chicago’s taxpayers deserve a thorough and honest assessment of what’s at stake over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow ...

The mayor's borrowing plan had been criticized for its balloon repayment schedule, which would see the city pay more than $2 ...

Or, as 9th Ward Ald. Anthony Beale said on the City Council floor the other day: "We're all for bonding ... but the terms of ...

The Chicago City Council postponed a vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $830 million bond proposal after some aldermen ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow $830 million for maintenance and infrastructure projects around the city was sent to ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s planned $830 million bond to pay for a variety of capital projects is facing pushback from aldermen and others for its backloaded payment schedule and ...

Chicago’s city council has tabled consideration of an $830 million bond issue favored by the mayor. Mayor Brandon Johnson wanted the bond money for infrastructure projects, even though the additional ...