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Mayor Brandon Johnson warns NYC mayoral nominee Mamdani ‘The movement doesn’t always show up’
Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson answers your questions live this afternoon
Mayor Brandon Johnson returns to WBEZ 91.5 on Thursday to answer listener questions live on the midday talk show Reset with ...
Will Black-Latino rift stall zoning chair pick again?
As Alderman Walter Burnett steps down from the Chicago City Council, political deadlock is expected after the last effort to ...
Upcoming Chicago budget ‘grimmest picture of all’ for Mayor Brandon Johnson, aldermen
Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...
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Effort to override Johnson veto of teen curfew fails
The measure would have given CPD more control to prevent teen gatherings in downtown business and tourist districts.
Susana Mendoza won't seek 4th comptroller term as she considers challenging 'failing' Mayor Brandon Johnson
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she’ll give up her statewide office as she considers her “next biggest ...
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Push to weaken Mayor Brandon Johnson’s power to issue debt narrowly fails
A City Council push to wrest power away from Mayor Brandon Johnson and his successors by requiring more aldermanic support to issue debt narrowly failed to advance Monday. The City Council’s Finance ...
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As Burnett exits City Council, Johnson's in a bind to find a new Zoning chair
Johnson turned to Burnett last summer only after the post had been vacant for 10 months following Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, ...
ICE director blasts Chicago mayor over 'disgusting' militarization claims as officers face rising violence
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'disgusting' claim that Trump is militarizing ICE, ...