Ald. Silvana Tabares: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership needs a lesson in math
It’s an age-old maxim to say politics is a game of addition, not subtraction. Coalition building is about bringing people ...
Lawmakers want empty SW Side building to become CPD station, not storage facility as mayor proposed
There is an ongoing fight over a former National Guard armory on Chicago's Southwest Side. It was slated to become a new ...
Alderman: Mayor Johnson asks Chicago schools CEO Martinez to resign, Martinez says no
Martinez has two years left on his contract​, which was approved by the Chicago Board of Education after he was appointed in ...
City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter, but Mayor Johnson pledges veto
As Mayor Johnson sticks to his plan, opponents are already trying to pin him with blame for any gunshot deaths that follow, ...
Taking sides against the mayor
WAR ZONE: The battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez escalated Tuesday, with some community leaders taking sides.
Mayor Brandon Johnson slow on push to put civilians in CPD jobs
Mayor Brandon Johnson has made little progress hiring civilians to new administrative positions in the Chicago Police ...
Mayor Johnson condemns ShotSpotter as 'a walkie-talkie on a pole' days before system shuts down
The city spent "$100 million for a walkie-talkie on a pole, and the reason why they said we needed it was to reduce gun ...
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City Council cracks down on lobbyist campaign donations to mayor after Johnson took contributions
The rule puts teeth in an Emanuel-era ethics policy by empowering a board to suspend lobbyists who contribute to mayoral ...
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Mayor Johnson calls on CPS CEO Martinez to resign
The timing of Mayor Brandon Johnson calling for schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez’s resignation is leaving ...
Chicago mayor seeking alternatives as city's ShotSpotter contract expires
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is exploring other options after the city's contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection ...
Mayor Johnson pulls support for progressive ally in key appointment
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing longtime West Side Alderman and Vice Mayor Walter Burnett to lead the city council’s ...
City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto
The system used in 12 of Chicago’s 22 most violent police districts is scheduled to be turned off Sunday. Mayor Brandon Johnson kept a campaign promise by canceling ShotSpotter, and has defended that ...