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Mayor Brandon Johnson arrives for a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall, Dec. 13,2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

New Mayor Brandon Johnson campaign filing shows fundraising that was touted but previously unreported

January 24, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

A new campaign finance report filed by Mayor Brandon Johnson includes over $200,000 his campaign had discussed but not officially reported.

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at an interfaith breakfast at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, Jan. 17, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson pledges fight to protect Chicagoans against Trump immigrant threats

January 23, 2025 at 5:59 p.m.

As a progressive freshman mayor, Johnson’s challenge now is to stand up for Chicago’s large immigrant community while also navigating the risks of antagonizing Trump.

Visitors at the Chicago Cultural Center on Jan. 22, 2025, view a puppet previously used at pro-Gaza protests, on display in the exhibit “Potential Energy: Chicago Puppets Up Close.” On the other side of the puppet is an image portraying Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A majority of the City Council signed a letter to the mayor condemning the display as antisemitic and calling on the city to take it down. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Aldermen blast Cultural Center display as antisemitic, call on Mayor Brandon Johnson to remove it

February 4, 2025 at 3:37 p.m.

The public exhibit in the city-run building features bloodied caricatures of Uncle Sam and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described on a sign as “protest puppets.”

Alonzo Williams, former chief programs officer at the Chicago Park District, speaks alongside then-Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown about their summer plans on May 17, 2021. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Man banned from Chicago Park District jobs after scandal now working for alderman

January 21, 2025 at 9:11 a.m.

Despite a ban from Park District work after he was asked to resign from a top post there for his involvement in the agency's sexual abuse lifeguard scandal, a longtime...

Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, watches as colleagues object to voting on his proposal to alter Chicago’s welcoming city ordinance during a City Council meeting, Jan. 15, 2025, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute

January 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a potential mayoral veto.

Marquis McClure, manager of security operations Alarm.com, fires a blank round during a press conference at Davis Square Park on Jan. 13, 2025, to demonstrate his company’s gunshot-detection. technology. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson testing ShotSpotter replacements as alderman tries for his own pilot

January 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Ald. Raymond Lopez want to test a technology that helps police identify and respond to gunshots, but he needs city approval.

Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter at a news conference Jan. 10, 2025, announcing the final part of federal funding for the Red Line extension project. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTA President Dorval Carter to step down

January 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Carter's resignation comes as a debate brews in Springfield about whether to combine the CTA with Metra, Pace and the Regional Transportation Authority.

Ald. Daniel La Spata at a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall on June 12, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Final vote to lower Chicago’s speed limit to 25 mph scheduled in City Council

January 10, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

Ald. Daniel La Spata notified aldermen Friday that he will move ahead with the final vote at next week’s City Council meeting.

Erminia Williams, center, steps down after touring the Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) van outside of the Roseland East 115th Street Health Hub on Jan. 8, 2025, in Chicago. The van is dispatched to mental health calls in Chicago and includes an EMT and clinician to assist with mental health issues. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson reopens Roseland mental health center as Treatment Not Trauma plan moves forward

January 8, 2025 at 4:51 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson cut the ribbon surrounded by activists who led the charge to reopen a dozen city-run mental health centers.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks on Nov. 7, 2024, at Illinois state government offices in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships

January 7, 2025 at 5:23 p.m.

Pritzker’s unusually sharp remarks signaled more discord ahead for Johnson’s ongoing Springfield agenda.

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