Chicago Mayor, Brandon Johnson and Board of Education

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson makes final appointment to 21-member partially-elected school board
Cydney Wallace is a mother of four and sits on the board of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs. Wallace will represent the Chinatown, Bridgeport, Back of the Yards, and Gage Park neighborhoods on the 21-member partly-elected school board.
After monthlong delay, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson names final member of school board
Johnson is naming CPS parent Cydney Wallace to represent parts of five neighborhoods on the partly elected, partly appointed school board.
Mayor Brandon Johnson Appoints Final Member to Chicago’s Hybrid Board of Education
Cydney Wallace, who serves on the board of directors for the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, has been named as the 21st member of the new school board.
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 Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s infrastructure funding bond plan draws pushback from critics who say it kicks can down road
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s planned $830 million bond to pay for a variety of capital projects is facing pushback from aldermen and others for its backloaded payment schedule and
Mayor Brandon Johnson's $830 million bond issue facing pushback from some aldermen
Any two members of the City Council could use a parliamentary maneuver on Wednesday to delay a final vote on the mayor's plan, without having to give a reason.
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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 ...
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Johnson warns of City Hall housecleaning triggered by disloyalty: 'If you ain't with us, you gotta go'
Johnson's ominous warning before a church audience Monday night has fueled speculation about a high-level political purge as ...
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Inside woke Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson's private gift room stuffed with artwork and designer gear
The accountability initiative comes after the Office of the Inspector General accused Johnson, who was elected as Chicago's mayor in 2023, of accepting high-value gifts and failing to report ...
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Mayor Johnson preps for sanctuary city testimony, seeks state funds for transportation and education
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield with two open hands at a time when the state is facing a $3 billion deficit. "The governor has an incredible lift to ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses calls to testify in Washington about sanctuary city policies
CHICAGO (CBS) -- In an exclusive one-on-one conversation Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called the Trump administration's freeze on all public loans, grants and other aid ...
Chicago mayor says public is free to see what's in his gift closet, but there's a catch
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's move comes after an investigation showed he wasn't complying with city ethics rules in reporting gifts that he received.
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Mayor Johnson preparing for testimony on Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance
Mayor Brandon Johnson says his team is preparing documents ahead of his expected testimony on Capitol Hill next month, ...