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A pair of police officers are posted outside the AMC River East 21 movie theater complex at 322 E. Illinois St., April 3, 2025, in Chicago. Recent gatherings of teens in the area have resulted in violence. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

As teens ‘take over’ downtown once again, Chicago faces a choice

April 7, 2025 at 6:14 a.m.

As summer looms, a debate resumes over what to do about "teen takeovers" downtown after boy is shot in Streeterville.

Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions during a news conference at City Hall where he talked about the Chicago Teachers Union contract, April 1, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson landed a teachers union deal. Was it worth it?

April 4, 2025 at 11:47 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's critics are already pledging to pounce on his close alliance with the teachers union in the 2027 mayoral campaign.

Cook County Board Commissioner Anthony Quezada leads a chant during a news conference at City Hall regarding keeping Chicago a sanctuary city on Jan. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson to appoint Cook County commissioner to City Council

April 2, 2025 at 3:31 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to name Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada as his choice to succeed Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa on the City Council.

A Chicago Police evidence technician processes a scene in the 400 block of North City Front Plaza Drive where a 15-year-old boy was shot on March 28, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Debate resumes over 8 p.m. curfew for teens downtown after boy is shot during ‘teen takeover’ in Streeterville

April 3, 2025 at 7:49 p.m.

Residents, including a Streeterville neighborhood group, are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to stop the “reckless and unlawful behavior."

Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions during a news conference at Chicago City Hall on April 1, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago drivers can pay old tickets without late fees under amnesty plan

April 1, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a ticket penalty amnesty program Tuesday after working the plan into his 2025 budget passed in December.

Ald. Matt Martin, 47th, right, watches during a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall on Oct. 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Ethics reformers push Mayor Brandon Johnson to adopt Law Department changes

March 25, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

A legal opinion the Better Government Association announced Tuesday determined city lawyers are wrong to argue ethics changes in the Law Department would be prohibited by law.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez heads to a meeting with Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates at City Hall on March 19, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says CPS and CTU near contract deal after meeting: ‘I believe they should get it done tonight.’

March 20, 2025 at 12:26 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson called in Chicago Public Schools’ chief Pedro Martinez and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates for a special meeting before a budget amendment vote.

Ald. William Hall, 6th, left, talks with Ald. Lamont Robinson, 4th, during a City Council meeting where hemp regulations were discussed on Jan. 15, 2025, at City Hall in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The state must pass hemp restrictions while Mayor Brandon Johnson’s local efforts flounder, a City Council majority says

March 18, 2025 at 8:44 p.m.

The letter signed by 28 aldermen and sent to Illinois General Assembly members expressed “deep concern” over the lack of laws governing the often intoxicating products.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, seated alongside Budget Director Annette Guzman, meets with the Tribune Editorial Board to discuss the budget and other issues on Oct. 31, 2024, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson defends asking city contractors to take pay reductions

March 18, 2025 at 4:56 p.m.

Johnson’s remarks came after his administration asked contractors doing business with the city last Wednesday for “a price reduction of minimally 3%.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson appears before the House Oversight Committee on March 5, 2025, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about sanctuary cities and immigration policy. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

The ‘Re-Reconstruction’: Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on outreach to Black Chicago

March 18, 2025 at 7:46 a.m.

Texts from Mayor Brandon Johnson paint a picture of a freshman executive entrenching further into his identity as a Black mayor.

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