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Customers wait in line to pay at the grand reopening of the Yellow Banana Save-A-Lot grocery store at 420 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago on Sept. 5, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Save-A-Lot closures prompt Mayor Brandon Johnson to call for new grocers at shuttered stores

July 28, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday said the city hopes to find a new operator for the Yellow Banana stores that closed abruptly over the weekend on Chicago's South and West...

Mayor Brandon Johnson watches as votes are cast, July 15, 2026, during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. On Wednesday, the City Council approved a slate of non-binding referendums favored by opponents of the mayor for Chicago voters to consider in next year's citywide election. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Aldermanic opposition rams through referendum questions for 2027 city election ballot

July 22, 2026 at 4:46 p.m.

The City Council on Wednesday approved a slate of non-binding referendums favored by opponents of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in next year's citywide election.

Migrants board a Metra train to Chicago after traveling by bus from El Paso, Texas on April 3, 2024, in Wilmette. Migrants on the bus said the ride took almost 30 hours. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago watchdog finds no big issues with $630 million City Hall spent on migrant crisis

July 22, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

An audit of Chicago’s migrant response found no major issues with how City Hall spent more than $630 million to house and feed the asylum seekers, according to a report...

Artist and activist Liliana Medina distributes original artwork protest signs in the 3100 block of West 26th Street as demonstrators and area residents gather to pray for people killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the past year, on July 15, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Aldermen sign ‘ICE Out’ pledge demanding officials reject money tied to immigration enforcement

July 21, 2026 at 4:34 p.m.

A dozen progressive aldermen have signed on to a demand for their colleagues to reject contributions from corporations tied to federal immigration enforcement.

Mayor Brandon Johnson arrives, July 15, 2026, for a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson bats away low fundraising: ‘My confidence will always remain strong’

July 16, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson ended the second quarter with just $631,309 in his political fund after spending more than he raised, according to state campaign finance reports.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, questions Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general and President Donald Trump’s pick to take the job permanently, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

GOP senator singles out former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot during Todd Blanche DOJ hearing

July 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was singled out by a Republican senator on Wednesday as someone who should not be put in "charge of a ham sandwich" during acting Attorney...

Northern Illinois Transit Authority and Chicago Transit Authority appointee Lester Barclay, the CTA board’s current chair, answers questions about transparency from committee vice chair Ald. Andre Vasquez Jr., 40th, during the transportation and public way committee meeting in council chambers at City Hall on July 14, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

City Council blocks Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Housing Authority appointments

July 14, 2026 at 8:43 p.m.

The Housing Committee voted to block Mayor Brandon Johnson's picks for the Chicago Housing Authority board.

Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th, right, talks with Ald. Chris Taliaferro, 29th, on July 13, 2026, during a City Council Finance Committee meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget chair comes out against parking meter sale

July 13, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

Ald. Jason Ervin became the latest council member to join the naysayers on the proposed deal that would land the parking meters a new owner.

Ald. Marty Quinn, 13th, left, speaks to Finance Chair Pat Dowell before a Finance Committee meeting in Chicago City Council chambers on Feb. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Ald. Marty Quinn won’t run for reelection, in first City Council retirement of this cycle

July 8, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

The political lieutenant of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has opposed Mayor Brandon Johnson in a handful of legislative skirmishes.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, center, walks at a media event on July 7, 2026, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says aldermen’s provisions in budget $130 million short

July 8, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed a projected $130 million shortfall in the 2026 budget on Tuesday.

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