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Don’t expect “wholesale, universal changes” in city departments, said Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Johnson’s mayoral campaign and transition team, citing a need for “at least some initial continuity so that we can make sure that government maintains its core functions.”
The Mid-Year Budget Forecast shows the sustained financial progress that Mayor Lightfoot has made in achieving structural balance in the City’s finances.
Chicago's fiscal forecast has brightened and near-term surpluses should go to cover supplemental pension contributions and into reserves, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said as she prepares to hand the reins of city government to Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson
Paul Vallas, a former city budget director and public schools chief, and Brandon Johnson, a Cook County commissioner and teachers' union organizer were the two top vote-getters in Tuesday's election sending them to an April runoff.
Chicago’s latest phase in debt relief sets its sights on administrative debt, the sort of debt incurred by tickets for noise violations or littering. People can pay the original fine, and the city will waive any accrued penalties or fees.