Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson takes tour of Woodlawn as people deal with heat, quality-of-life concerns

In the midst of the heat wave that has settled on Chicago this week, Mayor Brandon Johnson joined workers from various city ...

Mental health crisis teams will again get police terminals, Mayor Brandon Johnson says

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he’s working to get Chicago Police Department terminals back to the city’s mental health ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes City Council to adopt tenants’ rights package

Mayor Brandon Johnson added pressure to aldermen Monday as they began to vet his plan to overhaul Chicago renters’ rights ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order creating Office of Gun Violence Reduction

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at reducing gun violence​ in Chicago.

Mayor Johnson takes first step toward creating stand-alone city department to reduce gun violence

Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing an Office of Gun Violence Reduction within the mayor’s office and ...

Chicago Mayor Johnson hopes to enlist pope in reparations fight after he apologized for 'scourge of slavery'

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to ask Pope Leo XIV to use his pulpit to support reparations as part of his Repair ...

Mayor Johnson addresses call for Chicago Department of Gun Violence Prevention

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city ...