Mayoral aide who called cops 'f---ing pigs' now accused of antisemitism
Ald. Debra Silverstein, the City Council’s only Jewish member, said two days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Kennedy ...
Three City Council leaders demand ouster of top mayoral aide who called police 'f---ing pigs'
In podcast interviews in 2021 and earlier this year, Johnson aide and former executive director of United Working Families ...
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 ...
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Johnson resists call for staffer's ouster over police, Palestine comments
City Council members fuming over the mayor's new chief liaison will likely make his mission to secure a new Zoning chair even ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mayor Johnson dismisses criticism after staff changes, controversy
After facing an onslaught of criticism last week for a shake-up in his City Hall lobbying team that involved elevating a key appointee who drew fire for comments about police officers and the Gaza war ...
Mayor skips the storm
It’s not just the budget: The mayor is moving ahead with trying to appoint Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) as chair of the ...
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Mayor Johnson dismisses criticism after staff changes, controversy
The mayor defended former progressive organizer Kennedy Bartley, whose appointment to head up his intergovernmental affairs office set off the controversy. “Here’s someone who has apologized.