Brandon Johnson, Chicago

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 for a variety of infrastructure projects.
Mayor Brandon Johnson agrees to testify before Congress on Chicago's sanctuary city policies
Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to testify at a congressional hearing on Chicago's status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters Johnson and the mayors for three other major cities – Boston,
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify for House committee on sanctuary cities on March 5
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is one of four mayors who have confirmed they will travel to Washington, D.C. at the beginning of March to testify on sanctuary cities.
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.
Critics stall final vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson's $830 million bond issue for infrastructure projects
The mayor's bond plan has sparked intense debate over its potential long-term impact on the city's finances, in particular after recent credit downgrades.
City Council delays mayor’s $830M bond plan for infrastructure projects
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow $830 million for maintenance and infrastructure projects around the city was tabled Wednesday after debate on the floor of the City Council chambers. WGN's Dana Rebik reports on the bond plan and other measures that hit the floor in front of City Council today.
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson under fire for accepting gifts ‘on behalf of the city’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accepted many valuable gifts ... They were told to wait in the lobby before they were told the room was only available by appointment. The inspector general ...