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Artists rip Mayor Brandon Johnson’s arts commissioner, department ‘dysfunction’ in letter
The letter, posted to Instagram Wednesday as a petition people can sign, harshly criticizes Department of Cultural Affairs ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson still mired in firefighters contract standoff, despite dropping reorganization plan
Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 is rounding out the fourth year of its battle for a new collective bargaining agreement.
Chicago artists say in letter that ‘dysfunction’ in city cultural department causing grant delays
The letter, addressed to Mayor Brandon Johnson, comes one year into Clinée Hedspeth’s tenure as head of the department, where ...
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Why Johnson's industrial zoning plans are giving the biz community heartburn
The cumulative impact ordinance is meant to evaluate developments not only on the pollution they may cause, but whether they ...
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Chicago Poll: 80% Disapprove of Mayor Johnson, Crime Top Issue
In January 2023, shortly before the February Chicago mayoral elections, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had a dismal 22% approval rating. Current Mayor Brandon Johnson's approval has now sunk even ...
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The mayor has made his pick to replace Ramirez-Rosa in the 35th Ward
Johnson is set to appoint Cook County Commissioner Anthony Joel Quezada to fill the seat left vacant by Ald. Carlos ...
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As Johnson Continues to Resist Calls for Expanded Downtown Curfew, Ban on Teens in Millennium Park Remains
Working to relocate or displace the problem is not how we solve the problem,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “Of course, we’re ...
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First LaSalle Street Initiative Office-To-Resi Conversion Breaks Ground
Lagfin and R2 Cos. broke ground on 79 W. Monroe, the first LaSalle Street office-to-residential project to get started.
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The ‘Re-Reconstruction’: Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on outreach to Black Chicago
On New Year’s Day, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed 2025 by reminding ... a path similar to the one his predecessor, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, charted as she tried unsuccessfully to win reelection.