Mayor Brandon Johnson makes no promises after warnings over proposed police reform cuts
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday pushed back on criticism that his Chicago police budget plan endangers the department’s ...
Aldermen give Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax plan the boot
The Chicago City Council emphatically voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes by $300 million Thursday ...
Hoodline1d
Mayor Brandon Johnson Unveils Inclusive ECRC Strategic Framework to Boost Early Education in Chicago
Mayor Johnson and ECRC unveil a strategic framework at the Early Childhood Town Hall to boost early education in Chicago.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson won't commit to alternatives to property tax hike
Dozens of aldermen called for a special meeting to vote down the mayor's proposed $300 million property tax increase.
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Editorial: Chicagoans send another thumbs-down message to Brandon Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union in school board vote
ended up sending six non-CTU people to the new 21-member Chicago Board of Education. Mayor Brandon Johnson will get to appoint 11 new members, giving him and his CTU friends control for another ...
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BGA releases snapshots of Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed 2025 Chicago budget
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The city of Chicago is facing a nearly one billion budget deficit for the year 2025. Due to this financial crisis, mayor Brandon Johnson says a property tax increase was unavoidable.
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After several turmoil-filled months, Brandon Johnson and CTU’s education agenda takes a hit
Chicago voters largely rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda as only four of 10 candidates endorsed by the powerful teachers union were on track to hold seats on the city’s new ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs in on presidential election, CPS Board fallout
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned for Kamala Harris this past weekend in North Carolina, is reflecting on the election, with one day left. Monday afternoon, he sat down for an ...
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Brandon Johnson Wasn’t on the Ballot in Chicago, but Went Down in Flames on Tuesday Anyway
Glenn Youngkin Tells Trump He Will Serve Out Rest of His Term, Won’t Serve in Admin Massie Should Go Full Milei on the USDA Readers of National Review have become well familiar with Brandon ...
City Council unanimously votes down Mayor Brandon Johnson's property tax proposal
The Chicago City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed property tax hike in a special City Council meeting Thursday. Aldermen voted 50-0 on the hike, which was meant to help ...
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Brandon Johnson’s communications director ousted amid latest mayoral office shake-up
Mayor Brandon Johnson, shown at Tuesday’s special City Council meeting. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share One of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s closest confidants, who served as ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Floats a Liquor Tax Increase in His 2025 Budget
Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed with more than two decades of award-winning journalism. Now covering the world of restaurants and food, his nut graphs are ...