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Migrantes miran por la ventana mientras viajan en un autobús de la CTA que sale del refugio High Ridge YMCA para transferirlos a Daley College, el martes 13 de junio de 2023 en Chicago.

Llegadas de inmigrantes a Chicago: Alcalde Brandon Johnson tiene como objetivo reubicar a los solicitantes de asilo en albergues, pero no será inmediato

April 15, 2024 at 3:46 p.m.

La administración del alcalde de Chicago, Brandon Johnson, se enfoca en el reasentamiento de los solicitantes de asilo en medio de una crisis humanitaria en curso que ha visto miles...

The state militia was called in to quell the violence on Chicago's South Side during the 1919 race riots.

New Chicago monuments will honor police torture victims, labor leader Mother Jones and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, among others

March 12, 2024 at 12:03 p.m.

The city of Chicago will spend $6.8 million in grant money on eight new monuments, including a memorial for police torture victims, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Monday. The effort is...

Migrants look out the window as they ride a CTA bus leaving the High Ridge YMCA shelter to transfer to Daley College in Chicago on June 13, 2023.

Chicago migrant arrivals: Mayor Brandon Johnson aims to resettle asylum-seekers from shelters, but it won’t be immediate

March 11, 2024 at 12:57 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration is turning its focus to resettling asylum-seekers amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis that's seen thousands of new arrivals since last August. As it looks to...

Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez, from left, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates hold a news conference at Chicago's City Hall on June 8, 2023, to announce changes to the CPS parental leave policy.

Mayor Johnson extends parental leave benefits to teachers union in departure from Lightfoot policy

June 19, 2023 at 3:35 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools teachers will have essentially the same parental leave policy that city workers receive under a new plan announced on Thursday by Mayor Brandon Johnson, ending a conflict...

Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions at a news conference at Orr Academy High School on June 7, 2023.

Mayor Brandon Johnson meets with Bears CEO after saying he wants to keep the team ‘shuffling’ in Chicago

June 7, 2023 at 4:31 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson met with the Chicago Bears' president and CEO Wednesday about their "shared ... commitment to Chicago" as the NFL franchise floats interest in potentially moving to a...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot waves to the crowd while leaving City Hall for the last time on May 12 after losing reelection,

Ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot headed to Harvard to teach

June 1, 2023 at 12:56 p.m.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will teach a course at Harvard later this year on "Health Policy and Leadership," she announced on Thursday. "I've always loved teaching, and the opportunity...

Norkys Amaro, a recent arrival from Venezuela, swith her son, Yokender, 14, on the floor where they are staying with other migrants on May 22, 2023, at the Chicago Police Department's 7th District station in the Englewood neighborhood.

City Council approves $51 million for migrants as officials scramble for more funds, point fingers

May 31, 2023 at 6:08 p.m.

Chicago aldermen voted to spend $51 million on migrant care through June as Mayor Brandon Johnson works to get a handle on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The City Council's spending...

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson speaks during a policing, public safety and public trust forum on May 3, 2023, at Malcom X College.

Mayor Johnson aims to tackle a problem that vexed his predecessors: Woefully underfunded pensions

May 27, 2023 at 3:03 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has created a task force to look for solutions to Chicago's underfunded pensions, asking the group to address one of the city's deepest and most intractable...

Tamar Manasseh, founder of the Mothers Against Senseless Killings anti-violence group in Englewood, listens on May 25, 2023, at 63rd Street Beach as city and community leaders discuss safety planning for Memorial Day weekend.

Increased police presence, street outreach among Mayor Johnson’s plans for Memorial Day public safety; vows ‘whole of government’ approach

May 25, 2023 at 5:23 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to combat violence over the Memorial Day weekend includes funding for street outreach workers, youth programs and increased police presence across the city, staples of...

Mayor Brandon Johnson hugs Ald. Felix Cardona Jr., 31st, after the City Council meeting on May 24, 2023, at City Hall.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first City Council meeting: Early victory on installing allies, a dig at Fox News and a delay on migrant spending vote

May 24, 2023 at 6:58 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's first City Council meeting saw aldermen back his plan to fill key leadership roles with his allies, an early victory for the new chief executive who spent...

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