Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes bid to raise threshold for issuing new city debt

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday vetoed an ordinance that would have made it more difficult for the city to borrow money​, by ...

Mayor Johnson uses 4th veto to kill debt threshold measure, setting stage for override vote next week

The City Council recently passed an ordinance requiring future borrowing to be approved by a three-fifths vote. That’s 30 ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes debt issuance rule backed by aldermen

Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a veto late Friday to an ordinance passed by aldermen to require more City Council support ...

Chicago City Council group sends 2027 budget demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, including no corporate head tax

A group of 26 members of the Chicago City Council, the same group that torpedoed Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget, sent ...

Mayor Johnson doubles down on his tax-the-rich mantra as budget deadline nears

Brandon Johnson said he will use his 2027 budget to level the playing field that has allowed corporations to make “more money… than they’ve ever made in the history of the world…" while working people ...
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Chicago mayor's office responds to questions over CPD’s Flock database access: 'Serious concerns'

Chicago police conducted more than 23,000 searches using Flock technology in three months, and now Mayor Brandon Johnson is ...
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Mayor Vetoes Plan to Require 30 City Council Votes to Take on New Debt

Neighborhoods with the greatest infrastructure needs should not face additional barriers to securing essential public ...

Labor unions, business groups stand ready to fight Mayor Johnson’s data center moratorium

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s headline-grabbing proposal to slap a one-year moratorium on data center construction is ...
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In Chicago Mayor’s Race, Candidates Turn To Influencers Hoping To Go Viral With Voters

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Susana Mendoza and Alexi Giannoulias are building relationships with content creators as campaigns rethink how they share their message in the upcoming municipal elections.