Brandon Johnson, Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson tells City Club he wants Chicago under 500 homicides in 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday debuted a new goal for Chicago: fewer than 500 homicides next year. Johnson floated the benchmark — which has not been achieved since 2015 — during a City Club of Chicago speech,
Chicago residents blast Brandon Johnson over spending on migrants
Chicago residents called out Mayor Brandon Johnson at a City Council meeting Monday for spending over half a billion dollars of the city’s budget on sheltering migrants. The money has been going to the New Arrivals Mission,
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson public pensions to be worth $3.8M-$5.5M. Thanks, loopholes!
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pensions are worth an estimated $3.8 million after only four years as a teacher and one term as mayor. It could go even higher, depending on his next job moves.
Aldermen blast Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handling of staff abuse allegations
Aldermen called on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to change the rules governing the do-not-hire list used to block several former employees from future city jobs.
Alders, ex-employees claim Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office abuses Do Not Hire List
Four former employees of the mayor's team were fired then put on the list for reasons that two aldermen say fall well short of what the list was intended for.
Chicago aldermen ask for transparency on city's 'do not hire' list
Two Chicago city aldermen are demanding more clarity on the city's "do not hire" policy which started under the tenure of Mayor Brandon Johnson's former communications director, Ronnie Reese, who was forced out of his job after allegations of misogyny,
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he didn’t know about allegations against ex-communications director
The mayor said he did not know about allegations against Ronnie Reese until his office received a Freedom of Information Act request for Reese’s personnel file.
Chicago resident fumes at liberal mayor over migrant funding after fiery meeting: 'America first!'
Chicago resident P-Rae Easley slammed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over the migrant crisis as the Windy City struggles to ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he doesn’t tolerate behavior that got his ex-spokesman terminated but offers little else
More than a day after it was revealed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s former communications director was terminated amid allegations ...
Mayor Johnson budget team now pushing $60M property tax hike in effort to pass agreement
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget team is pushing a drastically reduced property tax hike in hopes it might get enough votes to ...
‘Disrupt the status quo:’ Chicago’s progressive mayor gets fiery in City Club visit
In the midst of contentious budget talks, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson visited the City Club and brushed off City Council ...
Chicago residents rip mayor over spending on migrants: 'Worst mayor in America’
Chicago residents are criticizing Mayor Brandon Johnson over the city's spending on migrants as city leaders are trying to ...
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Johnson talks business growth, migrant crisis and city budget in City Club address
Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed the City Club of Chicago on Wednesday for the first time as mayor, having previously spoken ...
Chicago’s mayor blames prior policies in hiring friend accused of harassment
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is blaming prior hiring policies for allowing a person with abusive allegations against him to ...