News

Mayor Brandon Johnson reports bigger fundraising numbers, but so do potential opponents
With the next Chicago mayoral race still two years away, Mayor Brandon Johnson has $1.16 million in the bank. But some ...
Alderman: Chicago mayor lacks plan for shortfall that could top $1.5 billion
Although Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is starting Chicago’s budget process earlier than ever, one alderman says the city’s ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to Trump's threats to withhold federal funding: "That is how terrorists behave"
"Trying to force your will to break the spirit of working people in order to have a conversation? That's terrorism. We're not ...
Mayor Johnson cracks the door open to city layoffs, service cuts
Mayor Brandon Johnson has refused to consider layoffs or unpaid furlough days. But the fiscal landscape has changed since the ...
Officials to celebrate progress of anti-violence strategies reducing crimes, shootings in Chicago
Pritzker and Johnson are expeced to attend the event discussing the ongoing efforts to reduce crime across the state.
WTTW News6d
Johnson Says He ‘Inherited Quite the Mess’ As Chicago Struggles With Cost of Police Misconduct Lawsuits
Look, we have inherited quite the mess,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said, emphasizing that many of the lawsuits allege misconduct ...
Mayor Johnson makes the case against downtown curfew on the eve of City Council showdown
The mayor argued against a stricter downtown curfew that would only “push the challenges elsewhere,” adding there were “three promotional flyers of teen trends set to take place” last weekend — in ...