Illinois quick hits: Johnson noncommittal on testifying before Congress; State officials urge taxpayers to use tax credits if eligible;
Johnson noncommittal on testifying before Congress Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continues to be noncommittal about ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign pledge to ban no-knock warrants uncertain amid renewed talks on Anjanette Young ordinance
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s working on a new draft of the Anjanette Young ordinance, but wouldn’t say if it includes ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses Chicago’s 2025 budget amid federal funding threats
Mayor Brandon Johnson held a first of its kind "Lakeside Chat" Tuesday evening, a public but personal conversation about the ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s approval drops to 14%, unfavorable reaches 80%
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s approval rating is down to 14%, the lowest in Chicago mayoral history. Nearly 80% of those ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Declines to Block Jan. 6 Rioters From City Jobs After Trump Pardons
Gov. J.B. Pritzker directed state hiring officials to block the employment of anyone who took part in the attack that claimed ...
What will Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s playbook be against ‘raggedy’ Trump White House?
Over the past decade, the job description for the mayor of Chicago has included a new duty: responding to Donald Trump. The ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's office improperly denied access to gift room with designer items, inspector general finds
While attempting an undercover inspection of the mayor's gift room, investigators were denied access to a log of gifts that ...
Daywatch: Will Johnson keep pledge to ban no-knock warrants?
Good morning, Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated yesterday he is moving ahead with a stalled ordinance to overhaul guidelines on Chicago police raids but hedged on whether his latest plan would ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, amid low approval ratings, addresses sanctuary city issues
Johnson’s 14% approval rating is lower than the lowest approval rating recorded by his recent predecessors. Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot had ratings as low as 27% late in their respective tenures.
Chicago cops block inspectors from ‘Gift Room’ filled with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ritzy freebies: report
When OIG officials requested access to check out the room, they were met with Chicago cops who told them to wait in the ...
Brandon Johnson's campaign gives back most of a $50,000 contribution from fund run by a City Hall lobbyist
The Chicago Latino Public Affairs Committee, run by City Hall lobbyist Homero Tristan, contributed that amount to Friends of ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2025 to-do list: tax hemp, pass 'Anjanette Young ordinance’
The mayor is laying out his priorities for the year. But what's not on the list are solutions to the big fiscal cliffs for ...