WBEZ2d
A Chicago alderperson removed a 'Mazol Tov' pager photo post after criticism it celebrated deadly attacks in Lebanon
Ald. Brendan Reilly told WBEZ “It’s simply a tweet” after his colleagues condemned it, but later deleted the post.
Council member Reilly removes 'Mazol Tov' pager photo tweet after criticism it celebrated deadly attacks in Lebanon
Ald. Brendan Reilly told WBEZ “It’s simply a tweet” after his colleagues condemned it, but later deleted the post.
Mayor Johnson backs off progressive ally as Zoning Chair pick, selects Burnett instead
The shift by Brandon Johnson to elevate Alderman Walter Burnett into the post key to the city’s real estate business follows ...
Crain's Chicago Business2d
City Council ends Zoning chair dispute, approves Burnett for the job
The powerful Zoning Committee has been without a permanent chair for almost a year as Mayor Brandon Johnson unsuccessfully ...
Chicago magazine1d
City Council Is Seeing Red With Johnson’s Ranks
Brandon Johnson is playing politics as his predecessors did, like appointing loyal organizers. But the flavor of his politics ...
WBEZ3d
Facing a $1 billion budget gap, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay raise next year
Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...
blockclubchicago1d
West Loop’s Ald. Walter Burnett Becomes Zoning Committee Chair
The appointment ends a months-long saga after Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa resigned as zoning chair and as the mayor’s floor ...
Editorial: The alliance against Mayor Brandon Johnson on zoning is justified
Opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nomination of progressive firebrand Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez as chair of the City Council ...