Chicago Poll: 80% Disapprove of Johnson, Crime Top Issue
In January 2023, shortly before the February Chicago mayoral elections, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had a dismal 22% approval ...
To balance Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget, Chicago installing 50 new speed cameras to ticket drivers
The city’s Department of Transportation confirmed this week that it is “actively working” to install the 50 cameras this year ...
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Chicago mayor grilled for doubling down on sanctuary policies: Citizens are 'not the priority'
Chicago resident Cata Truss on Mayor Brandon Johnson doubling down on sanctuary policies and Illinois education officials ...
Johnson Maxing Out Chicago's Credit Card. Aldermen, Intervene
Mayor Brandon Johnson has largely failed to date in his many efforts to hike taxes on Chicagoans, so the city's credit card is pretty much all the mayor and his administration has left for financing ...
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Chicago borrows $830M, but mayor can’t use it for Chicago Teachers Union
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson secured approval for his $830 million borrowing plan but can no longer use the money to benefit ...
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Mayor Johnson to defend Chicago’s sanctuary city status in Washington
Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to defend Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city. “We’re going ...
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Mayor Johnson’s office intensifies push for CPS borrowing to avoid leaving city in the red
Johnson’s office and the school district have been locked in a dispute for months over responsibility for a pension payment.
Mayor Johnson urged to shrink $830 million in borrowing, tighten language on CPS funding
Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson warned that major changes are needed, not only to lock in the 26 votes needed for ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson warns he will need to dip into reserves unless school board approves pension payment, borrowing
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his CFO addressed their March 30 deadline to persuade the school board to make a $175 million ...