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City Council upholds Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of "snap curfew" ordinance
The City Council drove the final nail in the coffin for a controversial "snap curfew" ordinance, upholding Mayor Brandon ...
ICE director blasts Chicago mayor over 'disgusting' militarization claims as officers face rising violence
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'disgusting' claim that Trump is militarizing ICE, ...
Upcoming Chicago budget ‘grimmest picture of all’ for Mayor Brandon Johnson, aldermen
Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson to officially present veto of curfew ordinance at City Council meeting
Mayor Brandon Johnson will officially present his veto of a curfew ordinance at Wednesday's City Council meeting.
Confident his snap curfew veto will be upheld, Mayor Johnson does victory lap prior to City Council vote
The City Council needs 34 votes to override Mayor Brandon Johnson’s veto of an ordinance that would allow the police to enact ...
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Mayor Johnson on Chicago’s progress, youth jobs, and public safety
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to weigh in on Ald. Walter Burnett Jr.’s suggestion that his son replaced him ...
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Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago in victory for progressives
Brandon Johnson, 47, a union organizer endorsed by the teachers union, beat out Paul Vallas, 69, a former city budget director backed by the city's police union, in a tight runoff that marked a ...
Susana Mendoza won't seek 4th comptroller term as she considers challenging 'failing' Mayor Brandon Johnson
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Wednesday she’ll give up her statewide office as she considers her “next biggest ...
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Brandon Johnson gives rousing inaugural address as Chicago’s new mayor
Mayor Brandon Johnson giving his inaugural address as the 57th mayor of Chicago (Photo credit: Eddy “Precise” Lamarre for rolling out) On May 15, 2023, the city of Chicago inaugurated its ...