The city of Chicago has hired or promoted 490 people, mostly in the police department, since a freeze was instituted in ...

A WBEZ analysis shows the city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September.

The city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September, an analysis by my WBEZ colleagues Tessa Weinberg, Mariah Woelfel and Amy Qin shows.

Any government official who has mandated a hiring freeze knows that the first thing they will hear from department heads is how any such declaration cannot possibly apply to them. “We’re too important ...

Sources say Mayor Brandon Johnson will announce a property tax hike during his budget address, despite campaign promises not to.

Chicago-area residents will have to break out their stocking caps and heavy coats as a freeze warning impacts the region this week. The coldest air of the season has already arrived, dropping ...

October 29, 2024 • The city added new employees to its ranks despite a citywide hiring freeze. Millions are pouring into Chicago's school board campaigns. A state senator says he wants to work ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — A more widespread freeze is expected Wednesday night as the recent cold airmass fully settles in. While Cook County residents will remain above freezing, suburbs south and west ...

The city has been under a hiring freeze to address the nearly$1 billion budget shortfall. The proposal is already meeting with pushback from some city council members. Homeowners in Chicago ...