Johnson’s predecessor, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, rode to victory with a “bring in the light” corruption focus in the wake of a federal raid against council heavyweight Ald. Edward Burke.

Now that Mayor Brandon Johnson has been inaugurated, we're starting to get a better picture of who will make up his inner circle. From labor leaders to a heavyweight City Hall insider, these are ...

Brandon Johnson was sworn in as mayor of the nation's third-largest city Monday at a ceremony attended by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin. Johnson, 47, a ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, departs the U.S. Capitol after testifying in front of the House Oversight Committee on March 5, 2025, during a hearing about sanctuary cities and immigration policy.

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 ...

Brandon Johnson once said it was a ‘political goal’ to defund police. He’s been less precise running for mayor. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune. Fri, February 24, 2023 at 10:00 AM UTC.

Mayor Johnson negotiating new plan to fill Chicago's budget gap 02:36. CHICAGO (CBS) --In the wake of the City Council's unanimous rejection of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million ...

CHICAGO — In the final days of the mayoral campaign in Chicago, Brandon Johnson drew more than 4,000 people to a jubilant rally featuring Senator Bernie Sanders, who endorsed him.

Is President Trump making an in-kind donation to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s re-election campaign?That’s one way to read the news on Monday that the Justice Department has opened a civil ...

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.