Mayor Johnson has days to find $175M for CPS pension payment to city
Seven of 20 school board members say they oppose reimbursing the city for the payment. The mayor has until March 31 to settle ...
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 ...
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Chicago is only big city where mayor gets to fill city council vacancies
Of the 15 largest cities, only Chicago lets its mayor fill vacancies on the city council. Mayor Brandon Johnson is about to ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says there is no reason for a teachers' strike to happen
The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, ...
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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 ...
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Mayor Johnson lacks the votes to compel CPS to make city pension payment, giving him days to find the cash
Seven of 20 school board members say they oppose reimbursing the city for the payment, leaving the mayor without enough yes ...
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 ...
The ‘Re-Reconstruction’: Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on outreach to Black Chicago
Texts from Mayor Brandon Johnson paint a picture of a freshman executive entrenching further into his identity as a Black mayor.
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Sanctuary and restriction: A look at Chicago mayors’ wildly different approaches to immigrants
As far back as 1855, mayors have dictated how immigrants should be a part of the city. That relationship has yielded stronger ...
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Johnson blames CPS leadership in $175 million pension dispute as school board vote looms
The Board of Education will vote on a budget amendment Thursday, but it's still unknown if it will send $175 million to the ...
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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 ...