Chicago suffers credit downgrade following agency warning over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget
Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the ...
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Proposed law would let Chicagoans recall Mayor Johnson in special election
House Bill 1084 would provide relief to the 70% of voters disapproving of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson by creating a process ...
Brandon Johnson responds after Pritzker's strong criticism of administration
A day after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered strong criticism of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s relationships in ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson testing ShotSpotter replacements as alderman tries for his own pilot
Ald. Raymond Lopez want to test a technology that helps police identify and respond to gunshots, but he needs city approval.
Chicago mayor, CFO react to S&P Global dropping city’s debt rating
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his chief financial officer are talking about revenue as the city suffers a reduced credit ...
After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bid to reset his agenda for the new year was eclipsed Tuesday by a remarkably direct attack from Gov.
Mayor Brandon Johnson reopens Roseland mental health center as Treatment Not Trauma plan moves forward
Mayor Brandon Johnson cut the ribbon surrounded by activists who led the charge to reopen a dozen city-run mental health ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Has Been On ‘Union Leave’ From CPS Since 2011. Should He Resign His Teaching Job?
The mayor's leave status has attracted scrutiny about a potential conflict of interest as his administration negotiates a ...
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Mayor Johnson pressured to cooperate with Trump's mass deportations
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share Mayor Brandon Johnson has declared emphatically and repeatedly he will not allow Chicago police officers to cooperate with President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
Mayor Johnson dodges questions on budget, CTU contract, downplays strain with Gov. JB Pritzker
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged questions about the budget and teachers' contract, while downplaying how strained his ...
Mayor Johnson says his relationships in Springfield transcend politics
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday responded to a not-so-subtle jab made by Gov. JB Pritzker a day earlier about the mayor's ...
Johnson blasted for failing to deliver on environmental promises
A letter from community organizations that brought a federal civil rights complaint over the General Iron controversy says ...