Ethics reform stalled by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ally after inspector general recommendation
Mayor Brandon Johnson Thursday ripped a proposal Chicago’s top independent watchdog recommended as a way to prevent him and ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s infrastructure borrowing plan stalled by City Council opponents
Aldermen used a parliamentary maneuver to stall the scheduled vote on the $830 million bond that Johnson wants to use to pay ...
Mayor Johnson discusses mass exodus of senior staffers, upcoming testimony on sanctuary laws
In his first public comments since the announced departure of three city agency bosses, Johnson said, "there might be more ...
George Cardenas: City Council must protect taxpayers from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest borrowing plan
Chicago’s taxpayers deserve a thorough and honest assessment of what’s at stake over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow ...
3 top Chicago officials stepping down, days after Mayor Johnson warned of City Hall firings
Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee is retiring, OEMC director Jose Tirado is "transitioning out" and COPA chief Andrea Kersten ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson escalates push for CPS to pick up pension payment, borrow more money
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is instructing the school board to move ahead on accepting the costs of a $175 million pension payment that has been a political hot potato between City Hall and ...
What will Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s playbook be against ‘raggedy’ Trump White House?
Over the past decade, the job description for the mayor of Chicago has included a new duty: responding to Donald Trump. The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on ...
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Three days after warning of City Hall housecleaning, Mayor Brandon Johnson gets out the broom
Mayor Brandon Johnson swept out Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee, COPA chief Andrea Kersten and OEMC director Jose Tirado.
Brandon Johnson, 3 other mayors will testify on Capitol Hill next month as part of sanctuary city investigation
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before lawmakers on Capitol Hill next month as part of an investigation into U.S. sanctuary cities. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman ...
Alderman introduces plan to punish Chicago city employees and officers for having extremist ties
The plan from Ald. Matt Martin, 47th Ward, follows growing calls for the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
Brandon Johnson suggests he will fire employees in Chicago mayor’s office: ‘Stay tuned’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson suggested to attendees at a church appearance that he will be firing several city employees within his administration. The musing reportedly stunned those in attendance ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to accept GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office ...