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Ald. Debra Silverstein, 50th, answers questions after the Committee on Special Events meeting at City Hall on Feb. 4, 2025. Silverstein spoke out against Ishan Daya’s short-lived inclusion in the budget working group after a video circulated on social media of him ripping down an Israeli hostage poster in New York City. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Member of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget group out amid Israeli hostage poster backlash

May 16, 2025 at 5:11 p.m.

Ishan Daya also withdrew from a ward committeeman race in December 2023, after a video circulated on social media of him ripping down an Israeli hostage poster.

Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski answers a question during the first day of the 2025 budget hearing at City Hall on Nov. 6, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team defended failed property tax hike plan to investors

May 16, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Chicago CFO Jill Jaworski said the administration wants to discuss more sustainable revenue streams and will join aldermen to discuss “the most feasible and appropriate” ideas.

A digital billboard advertising the Chicago Bears sits near the practice track of the former Arlington International Racecourse near Route 53 and Northwest Highway on June 25, 2024, in Arlington Heights. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears shifting their stadium focus to Arlington Heights

October 1, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

The Chicago Bears have flirted with leaving Chicago and building a stadium in Arlington Heights for more than 50 years.

Mayor Brandon Johnson during an interview at Chicago City Hall on May 8, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s second year found him fighting unexpected battles

May 12, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

As Mayor Brandon Johnson marks two years in office, some of the thorniest issues have come from unexpected fronts: education and Chicago's political left.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks with Tribune reporters, May 8, 2025, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson on the record: The full Tribune interview as he hits 2 years in office

May 12, 2025 at 11:34 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake Sheridan. Here is the full transcript.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, right, listens as his chief of staff, Cristina Pacione-Zayas, answers questions during a news conference at City Hall on April 1, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

School board president paves way for interim CEO to lead CPS without required license

May 8, 2025 at 8:19 a.m.

Board members say Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president, Sean Harden, is leading an effort to vote down a resolution requiring the next interim leader of Chicago Public Schools...

Jets arrive and depart at O’Hare International Airport, Jan. 29, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson taps former City Hall official to lead Department of Aviation

May 5, 2025 at 4:36 p.m.

Mike McMurray, president of transportation and infrastructure at Wight & Company, will serve as aviation commissioner in Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration.

Mayor Brandon Johnson walks between meetings with lawmakers at the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches ‘modest’ Springfield wish list

May 1, 2025 at 6:09 a.m.

Faced with ongoing reluctance from lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson has fine-tuned his message.

Ald. Daniel La Spata, 1st, speaks to Ald. Ruth Cruz, 30th, during a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall on April 17, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Aldermen spurning Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget working group: ‘It points to a larger problem’

April 24, 2025 at 4:19 p.m.

Of eight aldermen Mayor Brandon Johnson initially asked to join the budget task force, four had not accepted as of Thursday morning.

Mayor Brandon Johnson departs after community leaders gathered to celebrate a state-funded anti-violence program, April 17, 2025, at the Pullman Community Center. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson will head to Springfield again, to demand Chicago ‘receives its just due’

April 22, 2025 at 4:48 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will meet with Gov. JB Pritzker as well as House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon.

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