Key alderman warns Mayor Brandon Johnson a vote on budget ‘premature’

Ald. Pat Dowell told reporters she advised Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration not to proceed with a budget vote in her ...

City leaders push back after DHS takes credit for Chicago’s crime drop

The Department of Homeland Security claims their agents’ actions led to a “historic drop” in crime, but a WBEZ analysis ...
Fox News

Border Patrol chief fires back after Chicago mayor calls him 'barbaric' over tear gas clash

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is firing back after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson labeled him "barbaric," saying that kind of anti-police rhetoric is fueling real-world violence against ...
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Pritzker pushes back on Mayor Johnson’s $16 billion Chicago budget

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration on Tuesday began the process of securing votes to pass his more than $16 billion city budget. Police may have found a new serial killer Aaron Rodgers ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson noncommittal on next Chicago Public Schools CEO

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday indicated further applicants should throw their hats in the ring to be Chicago Public Schools CEO.
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Chicago mayor's 2026 budget would dial back pension funding

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $16.6 billion 2026 budget would reduce the supplemental pension contributions that had lifted the city's credit stature. The budget, released Thursday, calls ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Mayor Johnson defends budget proposal in ABC7 Chicago exclusive interview

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his budget Friday in an exclusive, one-on-one interview with ABC7 Chicago. The mayor suggested that his proposed taxes on corporations, which are ...