Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses teachers' negotiations, sanctuary city testimony in D.C.
Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...
US antisemitism task force to meet leadership of four major cities
The US Antisemitism Task Force is pressing city leaders to address discrimination in schools, as federal scrutiny over rising ...
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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 Chicago leaders of the headwinds Black politicians like him face. The mayor sent a Crusader piece from last October titled ...
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Chicago observers relieved a reserved Mayor Brandon Johnson achieved ‘a draw’ with congressional Republicans
By the end of the six-hour hearing, the consensus in Chicago was that the former labor organizer-turned-mayor succeeded where he had earlier stumbled. “He did what he needed to do, and the main ...