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Group opposing Mayor Brandon Johnson and allies raises $10M, progressives decry ‘sucker politics’
Mailers sent earlier this year by the dark money Common Ground Collective argue “Chicago is in chaos” in a bid to beat up ...
Revised teen curfew proposal poised for Council committee approval — over Mayor Johnson's objections
The plan aims to stop large groups of young people summoned by social media from assembling in the downtown area in ...
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Chicago’s housing red tape remains tangled 1 year since mayor’s pledge
It's been a year since Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released his ‘Cut the Tape’ report to boost affordable housing and ...
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Violent Crime Down In Chicago, Matching National Trend, City Leaders Say
Mayor Brandon Johnson and police Supt. Larry Snelling said city and department initiatives — like a robbery task force — have ...
WATCH: State legislators oppose Chicago mayor’s desire for more taxpayer dollars
A number of Illinois legislators are making it clear that they oppose spending more state taxpayer dollars on Chicago unless ...
Casino dumpsters ditched at Bally's Chicago site as state officials blame Bally's for allowing them
The Illinois Gaming Board blamed Bally's for allowing D&P Construction to be used as a garbage hauler at the River Westwork ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration joins lawsuit against Trump to block federal worker firings
The suit targets a broad array of figures in Trump’s government as defendants, from DOGE head Elon Musk to Defense Secretary ...
Send us your questions for WGN’s Town Hall with Mayor Brandon Johnson
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will join WGN-TV on Wednesday, May 7, for a town hall marking, marking two years since he was ...