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(The Center Square) – Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council still don’t have a budget agreement. Reports surfaced early Friday that the mayor did not have enough votes to pass a ...
The Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB) is a State agency that administers the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, the Act that governs relations between Illinois public-sector departments, agencies and offices on the one hand, and public-sector employees on the other. [1]
Chicago budget update Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has eliminated property-tax increases from his latest budget proposal for 2025, but at least 15 members of the city council remain opposed to ...
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. [ 1 ] The council is called into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes ...
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson needs the approval of 26 of the city’s alders to pass his proposed budget. But if a group of them who signed onto a letter to him stay true to their word, he ...
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.
However, the city of Chicago has a long history of budget deficits. In 2023, the city projected a $538 million dollar deficit, nearly half of the projected shortfall for 2025.
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that is responsible for the administration and enforcement of more than 20 labor and safety laws. [4] Its director is Jane Flanagan, who was appointed in by Governor J. B. Pritzker. [5]