Johnson follows through on promise to shine the light on gifts, releases video of storage room
In the 22-second video, the camera pans a room of items — shelves filled with hats, T-shirts, sweaters, jackets, books and even a NASCAR racing suit. The log since Johnson took office is pretty much ...
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OIG report finds Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office improperly blocked access to gift room with Gucci bags, other designer items
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office ... At his Wednesday news conference, Johnson said the gifts given to him are often low in value, such as T-shirts and rubber bracelets. There is no room ...
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Johnson follows through on promise to shine the light on gifts, releases video of storage room
Mayor Brandon ... T-shirts, sweaters and jackets. There are books, flags, photographs and artwork, along with shoes, boots, scarves — even a NASCAR racing suit. The gift log since Johnson ...
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Inspector General report details hidden City Hall 'gift room,' accuses mayor of improper reporting
CHICAGO (WLS ... the identity of the gift giver." Mayor Johnson blasted the report. "These gifts that are made to the city, in some instances, t-shirts and things that occur at different ...
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Video of City Hall Gift Room Raises ‘More Questions Than Answers’: Watchdog
A 20-second video released Wednesday by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office of a small City Hall room crammed with gifts his office accepted on behalf of the city is “not a substitute for public access to ...
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City Council majority demands removal of artwork that it calls antisemitic at Cultural Center
A majority of the City Council’s 50 members are demanding that Mayor Brandon Johnson condemn an artwork ... Sam” with blood on his face and a T-shirt that includes a tank, the word “money ...
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Mayor’s Office Releases ‘Gift Room’ Log, Video Following Inspector General Investigation
The Mayor's Office updated its gift protocols after a report last month found that city inspectors were denied access to a so-called "gift room" in City Hall. The city's inspector general said a short ...
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Aldermen demand removal of Chicago Cultural Center art display they call antisemitic
One puppet in the exhibit depicts "Uncle Sam" with a bloody face, and a t-shirt ... the Chicago Cultural Center, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mayor Brandon Johnson's ...
Hammer comes down on the ‘Velvet Hammer’
The verdicts end a months-long federal trial for one of the most powerful political figures in Illinois, He didn’t have the ...
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Illinois is the resistance
“Chicago’s always been a tough city. That’s the crux of it, right? You think this negative 30-degree wind-child bothers us? I mean, I’ve got on a short-sleeve T-shirt right now,” Garien ...
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Chicago's mayor has private GIFT ROOM stuffed with designer gear
Chicago Mayor Brandon ... which is believed to be Johnson's private office. Those items are a 1856 whiskey bottle and a Superare 'One of One' t-shirt. The known contents of the gift room were ...