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Mayor Brandon Johnson holds a signed executive order restricting federal immigration actions from designated areas in the city Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at the Westside Justice Center. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for ‘dramatic’ response ahead of imminent National Guard deployment

October 6, 2025 at 5:21 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicagoans to stand together against the White House's threats of a military occupation, which he dubbed "the war on Chicago."

Dorval Carter Jr., then-president of the Chicago Transit Authority, at a news conference Jan. 10, 2025, heralding the final part of federal funding for the Red Line Extension project. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson considering lawsuit as Trump withholds $2.1B from Chicago, including CTA Red Line Extension funds

October 3, 2025 at 5:42 p.m.

Two major Chicago transit projects are in jeopardy after the White House froze $2.1 billion in federal funding over an investigation into racial preferences in contracting.

Mayor Brandon Johnson arrives at the Harm Reduction Fair in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood on Aug. 27, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago budget fight a political minefield for Mayor Brandon Johnson

October 8, 2025 at 10:35 a.m.

To close a $1.15 billion 2026 funding gap by the end of the year, Mayor Brandon Johnson will have to dance through a minefield.

Artist Tim Chapman retrieves his artwork from the Austin-Irving branch of the Chicago Public Library on Sept. 20, 2025. Chapman is among a group of artists whose work was pulled from display at the library in Chicago’s Portage Park and they believe it was because of the anti-Trump theme. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Artists claim anti-Trump display at Chicago library was ‘censored’

September 24, 2025 at 5:51 p.m.

The installation at the Austin-Irving library branch featured 16 artists and was on display from July until last week, when the city ordered the works be taken down.

Customers use gaming machines in a room at the Crazy Times Pub and Grill in Machesney Park, March 26, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Video gambling terminals in Chicago win initial approval, but Mayor Brandon Johnson opposed

September 16, 2025 at 7:24 p.m.

The City Council’s Licensing Committee advanced a proposal that would clear the way for gambling terminals to pop up across the city’s neighborhoods.

Mayor Brandon Johnson denounces President Donald Trump’s declarations of a possible military deployment into Chicago along with other city, state and federal leaders on Aug. 25, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Crime is down in Chicago, but still a focus in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s fight with Trump

September 16, 2025 at 10:44 a.m.

President Donald Trump's ongoing obsession with Chicago as a "hellhole" places the truth of its notorious gun violence problem at the heart of a national fight.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson take questions on Aug. 25, 2025, along the Chicago River as city, state and federal leaders denounced President Donald Trump’s possible military deployment into the city. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson criticizes Pritzker, Dems for not moving on Springfield agenda

September 5, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson again blasted state leaders and called upon them to give Chicago home rule authority to implement new levies.

Marking the start of the school year, Gov. JB Pritzker, right, greets teachers and staff members at Prairie Oak Elementary School in Berwyn, Sept. 4, 2025. Pritzker was at the school to talk about the impacts of pending federal actions on school communities. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker, others in Chicago preach peaceful protests as naval base OK’d for immigration enforcement

September 4, 2025 at 8:35 p.m.

As federal immigration enforcement threats continue, Gov. JB Pritzker and others call for peaceful protests to decrease chance President Donald Trump sends military personnel to Chicago.

El alcalde Brandon Johnson firma una orden ejecutiva titulada “Protegiendo a Chicago”, en respuesta al posible despliegue local de personal militar federal y del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional en los próximos días, en el Ayuntamiento de Chicago, el 30 de agosto de 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

La orden ejecutiva del alcalde Brandon Johnson insta a las fuerzas del orden a no usar mascarillas ante la inminente represión migratoria

September 4, 2025 at 9:28 a.m.

Si bien fue extensa, la iniciativa “Protegiendo a Chicago” también fue un reconocimiento tácito de que el alcalde y la ciudad no pueden detener ningún esfuerzo de la Casa Blanca...

Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an executive order titled "Protecting Chicago," in response to the possible local deployment of federal military and Department of Homeland Security personnel in the coming days, at City Hall, Aug. 30, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s executive order urges law enforcement to not wear masks amid impending immigration crackdown

August 30, 2025 at 4:47 p.m.

While extensive, the “Protecting Chicago” initiative was also a tacit acknowledgment that the mayor and city cannot stop any White House efforts to follow through on Trump's threats on the...

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