Chicago inspector general accuses Mayor Johnson and former Mayor Lightfoot of interfering with investigations
The mayor's top attorneys have insisted on sitting in on investigative interviews that might embarrass city leaders, ...
3 top Chicago officials stepping down, days after Mayor Johnson warned of City Hall firings
Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee is retiring, OEMC director Jose Tirado is "transitioning out" and COPA chief Andrea Kersten ...
After monthlong delay, Mayor Brandon Johnson names final member of school board
Johnson is naming CPS parent Cydney Wallace to represent parts of five neighborhoods on the partly elected, partly appointed ...
Chicago mayor's office gives inside look at 'gift room' after watchdog report flagged ethical concerns
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a 20-second video showing the inside of the city's "gift room" in an attempt at ...
Chicago aldermen defer vote on added debt, reject lower speed limit
Chicago’s city council has tabled consideration of an $830 million bond issue favored by the mayor. Mayor Brandon Johnson wanted the bond money for infrastructure projects, even though the additional ...
WBBM Radio Chicago on MSN1d
Mayor Johnson preparing for testimony on Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance
Mayor Brandon Johnson says his team is preparing documents ahead of his expected testimony on Capitol Hill next month, ...
Chalkbeat2d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson makes final appointment to 21-member partially-elected school board
Cydney Wallace is a mother of four and sits on the board of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs. Wallace will represent the ...
Mayor Johnson discusses mass exodus of senior staffers, upcoming testimony on sanctuary laws
In his first public comments since the announced departure of three city agency bosses, Johnson said, "there might be more ...
CNN hires Rahm Emanuel — ex-Chicago mayor, White House official — as left-leaning pundit
Rahm Emanuel, who most recently served as ambassador to Japan during the Biden administration, is CNN’s new senior political ...
Aurora mayoral candidates: Ted Mesiacos stresses value of community in bid for mayor
Ted Mesiacos, who has served as Aurora’s 3rd Ward alderman since 2013, is running for mayor of Aurora in the Feb. 25 primary election.
Chicago Teachers Union leaders are facing a challenge in spring union election
President Stacy Davis Gates and her caucus, which propelled Mayor Johnson into office, are being challenged by a group that ...
Today in Chicago History: ‘I’m glad it was me instead of you.’ Mayor Anton Cermak shot.
Once at the hospital, Cermak reportedly uttered the line that is engraved on his tomb. Speaking to FDR, Cermak allegedly said ...