Feud between CTU, SEIU threatens Mayor Johnson's political future
The host committee for an upcoming fundraiser for Brandon Johnson doesn't include the Service Employees International Union ...
Mayor names longtime police oversight investigator as interim COPA chief administrator
LaKenya White brings 25 years of experience in various police accountability roles, including eight years with COPA, to the ...
Incumbent North Chicago mayor faces two challengers who think the city needs a change
North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham, Jr., is seeking his sixth term leading the city while two challengers—Ald. Anthony Coleman, 2nd Ward, and David Hood—believe it is time for a change.
Crain's Chicago Business19d
Opinion: This $830M debt plan is Brandon Johnson's parking meter deal
Staring down a budget deficit in the middle of the Great Recession? Sell off the next 75 years of parking meter proceeds and spend all that cash today. We’ll figure out how to replace that ...
Chicago Sun-Times19d
Despite tourist shooting, Johnson nixes 8 p.m. curfew for minors downtown
Chicago police officers patrol near Millennium Park in April 2023. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday left no doubt he remains opposed to a downtown ...
CBS News20d
Givenchy bag, signed sports memorabilia among items found inside mayor's gift room at City Hall
It's not uncommon for Chicago's mayor to receive gifts, but when the Chicago Office of Inspector General wanted access to the mayor's gift room to see the items, they were repeatedly denied.
ABC 7 Chicago20d
35th Ward alderman candidate says Mayor Johnson approach to filling vacancy not fair, open
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson is launching an effort to find a new alderperson for the 35th Ward, but one candidate is calling the effort a charade. The mayor recently appointed ally ...
NBC Chicago20d
Mayor Johnson's staff finally opens gift room, plans to allow public viewing
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration is implementing a new public viewing policy for City Hall's gift room, which houses gifts received on behalf of the city. Starting in April, the gift ...
Chicago Tribune20d
Mayor Brandon Johnson opens up City Hall gift room, promises public access
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Fox News20d
GOP lawmaker takes victory lap after Dem mayor reportedly agrees to donate 'secret' gifts to charities
A Republican lawmaker is taking a victory lap after the mayor of Chicago reportedly agreed to donate the contents of a "secret gift room" to charity, days after he was grilled about it at a House ...
Yahoo20d
Anthony Quezada front-runner for 35th Ward seat as Mayor Brandon Johnson outlines selection process
As Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration details his process for picking a new alderman to represent Logan Square and other Northwest Side neighborhoods, all signs point to one politician: Cook ...
Inside Climate News21d
Hazel Johnson Launched an Environmental Movement in Chicago That Trump Is Trying to End
Hazel Johnson was jolted by deaths of those she knew and loved throughout her life. Her mom died of tuberculosis when she was 12, her little brother died before his 2nd birthday, and her baby ...