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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she’ll give up her statewide office as she considers her “next biggest ...
The mayor said he wants to improve public safety and aesthetics of retail corridors, but City Council members blasted more ...
The City of Chicago has scaled up its Community Violence Intervention (CVI) program, resulting in a 39% decrease in shooting incidents, a 35% decrease in fatal shootings, and a 41% decrease in ...
The measure would have sharply weakened the control of Mayor Brandon Johnson and future mayors over debt issuances, making it harder to raise money for infrastructure spending.
Opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson sought to rein in city spending, but his allies argued it could grind infrastructure ...
Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...
After Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a "lakeside chat" at a South Side church, he spoke exclusively with ABC7 about key issues, from dealing with crime and a massive budget deficit to defending ...
Chicago’s Brandon Johnson isn’t America’s worst mayor for nothing. He works hard at it. Consider his veto Friday of a teen curfew ordinance that would have let Chicago police disperse late ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson encouraged his city to protest the Trump administration’s immigration raids across the country. “I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment,” said ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke out on Sunday, one week after his comments on the city's hiring practices sparked a federal investigation.
Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his hiring practices after the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter notifying him they are opening an investigation into the City of Chicago.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson looks back at two years in office and what's ahead this term.