Mayor Brandon Johnson accepts GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month as part of a Republican-led House probe into sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday.
Chicago Teachers Union leaders are facing a challenge in spring union election
President Stacy Davis Gates and her caucus, which propelled Mayor Johnson into office, are being challenged by a group that ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson is ‘not intimidated’ after Trump threatens to investigate local leaders in sanctuary cities
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Thursday dismissed President Donald Trump’s threats of potential federal investigations and prosecutions over immigration enforcement, vowing the city will maintain ...
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Chicago inspector general accuses Mayor Johnson and former Mayor Lightfoot of interfering with investigations
CHICAGO (CBS) --The city's top watchdog has accused Mayor Brandon Johnson and former Mayor Lori Lightfoot of blocking or slowing investigations into allegations of misconduct by withholding ...
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Aviation, COPA chiefs out after Johnson vows to purge disloyal staff
Sun-Times file photos by Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere, Pat Nabong and Rich Hein Share Three days after warning of a City Hall housecleaning fueled by disloyalty, Mayor Brandon Johnson broke out the ...
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Brandon Johnson begins housecleaning with aviation, emergency management, police accountability chiefs
Jamie Rhee is retiring as the city's aviation chief after seven years in the job, one of several City Hall departures after ...
Editorial: What should happen when Mr. Johnson goes to Washington
Johnson will be walking onto his biggest stage yet and rather than being surrounded by friendly backers and fellow ...
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More than 100 arrested in Chicago area as targeted immigration enforcement efforts continue
CHICAGO (CBS) -- More than 100 people in the Chicago area have been arrested this week as the federal government begins targeted immigration enforcement efforts. Chicago Police Supt. Larry ...
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Brandon Johnson asked to testify at Congressional hearing on ‘sanctuary cities'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been asked to testify before a Congressional committee on the city’s “sanctuary city” policies. According to a letter from Rep. James Comer, the chairman of ...
Mayor Johnson preps for sanctuary city testimony, seeks state funds for transportation and education
Mayor Brandon Johnson is preparing for his upcoming showdown with a congressional committee investigating sanctuary cities. He is also counting on state help to deal with some pressing needs in ...