Editorial: The alliance against Mayor Brandon Johnson on zoning is justified
Opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nomination of progressive firebrand Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez as chair of the City Council ...
Facing defeat, Johnson pulls plug on Sigcho-Lopez as Zoning Committee chair, picks Burnett instead
For months, Mayor Brandon Johnson tried desperately to overcome steadfast opposition from business and labor leaders and round up the votes he needed to confirm progressive firebrand Ald. Byron Sigcho ...
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Chicago faces $982 million budget shortfall for 2025, Mayor Brandon Johnson says
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is projecting a $982 million city budget shortfall for 2025, nearly double the spending gap he faced in his first year in office, thanks to rising personnel ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson requesting new first-responder technology as ShotSpotter goes offline
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 ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson announces $982 million budget gap
Mayor Brandon Johnson is projecting a $982 million city ... Caitlin Clark makes WNBA rookie history again in Indiana Fever win over Connecticut Sun ...
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ShotSpotter contract with City of Chicago to expire
This week, the city council voted to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the controversial system, but Johnson ...
Johnson accused of picking another police-related fight with City Council
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has authorized selling a former Illinois National Guard armory to the city for $1 for the "express purpose ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson floats a hiring freeze ahead of a $982 million budget gap
Johnson wouldn’t rule out a property tax increase. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is floating a potential hiring freeze to end the year with a balanced budget ahead of an ...
How much has it cost to provide security for DNC? Redacted budget document shows $75M
As far back as January, a D.C. lobbyist for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson estimated the city would need as much $76 million to help pay for Chicago Police overtime, salaries and equipment to provide ...
Daywatch: Is this White Sox season a comedy or a tragedy?
Kasher has perfected one of the most controversial aspects of contemporary stand-up comedy: Crowd work. In Chicago, we call this improvisation. We claim it as a local export. Stand-up comedy, though, ...