A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for ...

A deeper look at the employment data reveals several trends that could spell trouble for the labor market if they maintain their current trajectories.

Policies such as the head tax threaten to make Chicago’s fiscal problems worse by discouraging job creation and economic ...

In arguing for his corporate head tax, Mayor Brandon Johnson made it seem like Citadel has a meaningful presence in Chicago ...

The analysis gave Chicago a score of 36.3 in November 2025, the second-lowest score of the two years the city has been in ...

The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged around 4.4% in November, the Chicago Federal Reserve estimated on Thursday, while ...

With the city inching closer to a government shutdown, Chicago officials still have no budget agreement in sight.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he was open to new ideas and continuing negotiations but said he would not allow the city’s budget ...

A group of organizations that offer summer jobs to young people is encouraging city leaders to keep the proposed corporate ...

Illinois top public union political spending reached nearly $30 million, a reflection of public sector unions' strength in Illinois politics.

On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties, with an additional four states and ...

Wirepoints executive editor Mark Glennon isn’t holding back on what to make of Chicago’s stumbling economy, including 23 ...