CPS staff in a political tug-of-war: What to know about Chicago’s $175 million pension battle
A controversial $175 million pension payment for non-teaching Chicago Public Schools staff has created tension between the ...
Johnson warned to seek Council OK before taking action to cover $175M CPS pension payment
Fifteen anti-administration alderpersons worry that Mayor Brandon Johnson will go around the City Council to avoid risking ...
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Chicago alders call on Mayor Johnson to negotiate new $175M budget hole
City leaders believed they had balanced Chicago’s budget for the year, but an unexpected $175 million shortfall has forced officials back to the negotiating table.
Ethics reformers push Mayor Brandon Johnson to adopt Law Department changes
Would-be reformers are firing back against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, arguing ethics changes targeting the city’s Law Department can move forward. City Inspector General Deborah Witzburg ...
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Former Ald. John Arena Appointed as Springfield Lobbyist in Mayor Johnson's Chicago Administration
Former Ald. John Arena joins Mayor Brandon Johnson's team as a Springfield lobbyist, tasked with building state capital ...
Brandon Johnson takes campaign cash from lawyer whose firm is suing City Hall
Although legal, the campaign contributions to Friends of Brandon Johnson from a prominent Loop law firm are the latest ...
Opinion
Editorial: Kudos to the seven Chicago school board members courageously upholding fiscal sanity
Elections have consequences. That cliche often is used at the national level, but nowhere is it more apt right now than at the Chicago Board of Education. When Chicago voters elected school board ...