Chicago mayor on budget shortfall: We don’t want to cut any services
Mayor Brandon Johnson has implemented a hiring freeze and other budgetary restrictions in response to Chicago's $225 million ...
Chicago: Aldermen call on Mayor Johnson aide to resign over social media post, police comment
Adding further political pressure on Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Jewish alderman on Thursday said a top official in his ...
With City of Chicago hiring freeze, what about executive-level jobs in Mayor's office?
A day after the City of Chicago announced a hiring freeze on account of a significant budget deficit, CBS News Chicago took a ...
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Rich Miller: Chicago mayor makes staff changes as deficit looms
Holman is well-known to state legislators. She started on the House Democratic staff and did a stint as Gov. JB Pritzker’s ...
One of Chicago Mayor Johnson's top aides allegedly calls police 'f---ing pigs' in 2021 podcast
A top aide to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson once referred to police as "f---ing pigs" and advocated for abolition of police ...
Chicago mayor's top aide under fire as Johnson's approval ratings decline
A new poll spells trouble for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. It comes as several aldermen are calling for him to fire one of ...
Ald. Walter Burnett, also Chicago's Vice Mayor, tapped as Chair of City Council Zoning Committee
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled his support for Vice Mayor and 27th Ward Ald. Walter Burnett to head the City ...
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Chicago mayor enacts hiring freeze ahead of $1B budget gap
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday issued a hiring freeze on city government positions, including police, as his administration ...
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Chicago never ready for reform
Edward Burke’s trial in December 2023. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune) In the half-century since Mayor Richard J. Daley presided over Chicago’s notorious Democratic machine at the height of ...
City of Chicago hiring freeze will not impact public safety positions, Mayor Brandon Johnson says
Mayor Brandon Johnson made his first public appearance Wednesday since announcing a citywide hiring freeze to address a ...
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Is Mayor Johnson preparing to go to war with Gov. Pritzker and General Assembly?
Then-Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson (right) and Gov. JB Pritzker in April 2023. Johnson and his allies want Pritzker and state lawmakers to help Chicago with its budget deficits and a new Bears stadium.