Mayor Brandon Johnson snubs Chicago fishing committee
Mayor Brandon Johnson ignores the Chicago fishing committee, which had plenty to discuss at its return from the summer hiatus last week.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to leave, but he won’t go
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign on Wednesday, but Martinez declined, according to published reports and at least one source familiar with internal discussions.
ShotSpotter to vie for another Chicago deal as Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks new first responder technology
Mayor Brandon Johnson is asking businesses to offer up new violent crime response tools just as his administration ends the ShotSpotter police technology deal, and the controversial outgoing vendor intends to throw its hat in the ring to continue operating in Chicago.
Chicago begins search for first responder tech to replace ShotSpotter
Hours before Chicago’s use of the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system was decommissioned, the mayor’s office announced a formal request for companies to submit information on replacement technology and said a group of both city and non-city employees has been working for months on developing alternative options.
ShotSpotter technology officially offline in Chicago
The gunshot detection technology alerts police to gunfire faster than a 911 call. Chicago Police said they are no longer getting alerts about the location of possible gunfire at all. Megan Hickey reports.
Mayor digs in after taking a hit
— FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: State Sen. Ram Villivalam and state Rep. Kevin Olickal have written a letter to Chicago Public Schools ...
Mayor: Alderman should apologize for ‘offensive’ post that appeared to reference pager attacks
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday said Ald. Brenden Reilly should apologize for a social media post, since removed, that ...
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Editorial: CPS crisis is mobilizing establishment Chicago against Brandon Johnson’s agenda
For months, prominent Chicagoans in for-profit commerce and nonprofit governance, Democrats all, have fretted and shaken their heads as Mayor Brandon Johnson lurched from one crisis to another. So far ...
Council member Reilly removes 'Mazol Tov' pager photo tweet after criticism it celebrated deadly attacks in Lebanon
Ald. Brendan Reilly told WBEZ “It’s simply a tweet” after his colleagues condemned it, but later deleted the post.
Mayor Brandon Johnson tells Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign, sources say
Multiple sources told ABC7 Chicago that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez he ...
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Chicago school board election 2024: Here are the candidates running in District 9
Therese Boyle, Miquel Lewis, Lanetta Thomas, and La’Mont Williams are running to represent the Chicago neighborhoods of Roseland, Pullman, Beverly, and Auburn-Gresham in this year’s school board ...
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Some alderpeople take issue with Mayor Johnson calling for CPS chief to step down
Multiple aldermen say Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez to step down this week, but Martinez refused. Jermont Terry reports.
Moment of silence to honor victims of 9/11
The Chicago Fire Department paid tribute with a moment of silence at 7:46 a.m. CT. Mayor Brandon Johnson joined the ...