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Mayor Brandon Johnson during a news conference on Nov. 19, 2024, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he didn’t know about allegations against ex-communications director

December 2, 2024 at 5:28 p.m.

The mayor said he did not know about allegations against Ronnie Reese until his office received a Freedom of Information Act request for Reese's personnel file.

Mayor Brandon Johnson arrives to speak during a news conference Nov. 19, 2024, at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Stakes rising as City Hall enters December with no budget and one month to figure it out

November 29, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the City Council have until Dec. 31 to agree on a budget or risk stark consequences.

Then-mayoral aide Ronnie Reese, left, watches as Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson greets people at MacArthur’s Restaurant in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on April 23, 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he doesn’t tolerate behavior that got his ex-spokesman terminated but offers little else

November 27, 2024 at 7:56 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said his administration does not tolerate the behavior that got his spokesman, Ronnie Reese, terminated but offers no other details.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, walks with then-aide Ronnie Reese on May 25, 2023, at 63rd Street Beach to discuss safety planning for Memorial Day weekend. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ex-press director faced sexual harassment, misogyny, racism complaints before firing

November 26, 2024 at 4:43 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s former communications director was accused of sexual harassment, misogyny, racism and other abusive behavior before he was fired.

A man shovels the sidewalk on Ohio Street during a burst of accumulating snow in Chicago on Nov. 21, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Sidewalk plowing plan unfunded in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget: ‘It would mean freedom’

November 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The mayor's team said budget challenges made funding the pilot impossible this year, frustrating advocates who say there is money to do so.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces his budget proposal, including a tax hike, during a City Council meeting on Oct. 30, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Springfield phone tax flap risks blowing a new $40M hole in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget

November 21, 2024 at 4:58 p.m.

An amendment to the prepaid cell phone tax that passed during the Illinois General Assembly’s veto session will worsen Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget headache.

Chicago firefighters work in an alley where a man was fatally shot in the 900 block of West Eastwood Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood on Oct. 1, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Aldermen focus on Chicago Fire Department union contract, aging fleet in 2025 budget hearing

November 19, 2024 at 6:06 p.m.

The $760.8 million budget Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed for the Fire Department in 2025 is down 2% from this year.

Mayor Brandon Johnson during a news conference, Nov. 19, 2024, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lower $150M property tax hike Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new plan

November 19, 2024 at 6:21 p.m.

Johnson stopped short Tuesday of saying he has the votes in the City Council to pass even the smaller increase, down from his original $300 million proposed hike.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks to reporters after a special meeting of the Chicago City Council called to address the budget on Nov. 14, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Killing extra pension payment could spare Mayor Brandon Johnson and aldermen political headaches, but cost Chicagoans later

November 17, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Some at City Hall are rallying around the idea of plugging the budget hole with money set aside to keep the city’s pension funds afloat.

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling arrives for a CPD budget hearing at City Hall on Nov. 15, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Calls for cuts and additional spending at Chicago Police Department budget hearing

November 15, 2024 at 7:22 p.m.

City Hall’s turbulent budget negotiations turned to Chicago's police force Friday, with aldermen split on pushing for cuts or additions to the high-dollar and high-stakes department.

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