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Mayor Brandon Johnson says police, fire pension sweetener will make Chicago finances ‘far more difficult’
Days after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pension sweetener for Chicago cops and firefighters into law, Mayor Brandon Johnson said ...
LeShon Johnson, the former NIU and NFL running back, is convicted in dogfighting operation in Oklahoma
Former NIU All-American LeShon Johnson was convicted of six felony counts of possessing dogs for use in an animal-fighting ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson says Chicago finances have reached "point of no return"
The mayor's statement came in response to a question about a pension bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker last ...
Former Mayor Johnson aide has been listed as his campaign treasurer, but says she's not
Brandon Johnson's campaign officials say it's just a misunderstanding, and the paperwork is being cleared up, with the mayor ...
Steelers' Brandon Johnson: Two receptions against Jacksonville
Two receptions against Jacksonville ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces Plans To Expand $10M Sustainable Community School Program
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Mayor may seek broader power if Springfield won't let city pursue 'progressive revenue,' top aide says
Home rule authority gives Chicago broad power to govern itself. Mayor Brandon Johnson may ask the Illinois General Assembly ...
Editorial: Brandon Johnson and friends think it’s ‘a privilege to do business in Chicago.’ Wrong.
In the later years of Richard M. Daley’s mayoralty and especially during the tenure of Rahm Emanuel, the city of Chicago ...
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Brandon Johnson says city and state finances are at a 'point of no return'
The Chicago mayor announced a quest for new "progressive" revenue to address structural budget problems, mounting pension ...
Mayor Johnson: Chicago finances have ‘reached the point of no return'
Comments from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are raising concerns about the state of city finances ahead of contentious budget ...
Noem, in Illinois, calls out Gov. Pritzker, Chicago's mayor over their handling of criminal illegal immigrants
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are "being obstructionist" when it comes removing criminals.
Mayor Johnson working with CPS, unions to balance school district's budget, seeks state help
CHICAGO (WLS) -- In his weekly news conference, Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is working with Chicago Public Schools and unions to come up with a variety of ways to balance the budget. The district ...