Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s difficult 2025 budget fight portends even harder financial situation for 2026
One issue loomed in aldermen’s anxious speeches last week in the lead-up to a vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget for next ...
Mayor Johnson creates group to study, stop killing of trans women
A panel will review the city’s policies, procedures and training related to hate crimes and violence against trans women of ...
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As CTU talks and beef with Martinez grind on, Johnson's CPS ties face scrutiny
Questions about a potential conflict of interest have boiled over after the mayor's board appointees voted Dec. 20 to oust ...
Susana A. Mendoza: Our students deserve stable classrooms, not Brandon Johnson’s costly chaos
Martinez bravely stood up against Johnson’s plan to saddle our schools with a predatory, $300 million high-interest loan. The ...
Rooftop Revelations: Brandon Johnson called out for supporting illegal migrants and forgetting black families
Pastor and Project H.O.O.D. founder Corey Brooks slams Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for his statements against ...
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Why is Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson so afraid to hear the truth from his citizens?
Johnson found himself face-to-face with residents who were protesting against the extensive funding that he had in mind for migrants.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget plan has no property tax hike, proposes extending $40M in debt
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest plan to try to get aldermen to pass his budget for 2025 contains no increase in property taxes ...
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As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delays budget vote, City Council members complain about what the budget lacked
Some City Council members say Johnson’s budget should include more spending cuts rather than increases to property taxes.
Brandon Johnson campaign took contribution from airport concessions executive despite City Hall ban
Neither City Hall nor Friends of Brandon Johnson will discuss whether the contribution from the CEO of Hyde Park Hospitality ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson launches unified shelter system as migrant shelter population wanes
Mayor Brandon Johnson moved ahead Friday on his plan to close Chicago’s migrant shelters and fold them into the city’s ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson abandoning $68.5 million property tax hike in latest bid for budget deal
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Seeking to get a budget deal done on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped plans to seek a $68.5 million ...
Johnson merges shelter programs, closes migrant 'landing zone'
City Hall ends welcoming area for newly arrived asylum seekers as city moves toward one shelter system for homeless ...