Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker
Hours before Gov. JB Pritzker suffered a rare defeat in Springfield over a hemp bill opposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, the ...
Following budget strife, Mayor Brandon Johnson says passing a spending plan is ‘City Council’s responsibility’
At an inaugural community engagement event to tout Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget, he and his budget director sought to appeal directly to constituents.
Mayor Brandon Johnson accepts GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office ...
Mayor Johnson outlines new gift policy after critical report from inspector general
Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry said logs of the gifts that Johnson receives from visiting dignitaries and members ...
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Brandon Johnson renews push for Bears lakefront stadium
Mayor Brandon Johnson argued today infrastructure improvements in and around the city's Museum Campus are needed regardless ...
Daywatch: Dick Durbin’s latest role is judging Trump’s nominees
With dark-rimmed glasses balanced in the middle of his nose as he looked down on the man President Donald Trump wants to run ...
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Chicago Mayor Under Fire for Trove of Luxury Gifts Found Stashed in a City Hall Office
A city inspector general’s report says roughly 70 percent of the gifts documented did not list the identity of the gift giver ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson under fire for accepting gifts ‘on behalf of the city’
Johnson received many valuable gifts including luxury items like Hugo Boss cufflinks and a personalized Montblanc pen.
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New Mayor Brandon Johnson campaign filing shows fundraising touted but previously unreported
CHICAGO — A new campaign finance report filed by Mayor Brandon Johnson includes over $200,000 his campaign had discussed but not officially reported. When asked earlier this month why Johnson ...