Mayor Brandon Johnson poised to veto freeze to tipped worker pay passed by aldermen

Restaurant industry groups are leading the effort to halt the gradual raises approved by the City Council in 2023 with the so-called “One Fair Wage” ordinance ...

City Council majority presses Mayor Brandon Johnson to implement alternative budget

The City Council majority on Wednesday created nearly a dozen working groups to make certain that Johnson implements the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes new polling place protections in honor of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Mayor Brandon Johnson has scheduled a special City Council meeting on Wednesday to honor the late Rev. Jesse Jackson and vote ...
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2025 in review: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s year through the lens of Tribune editorials

Chicago’s mayors have been the subject of Tribune editorials for pretty much this newspaper’s entire 178-year history. But few of the city’s chief executives have made as many appearances on the ...

At City Council, Mayor Johnson pays tribute to Jesse Jackson, urges Chicago to honor him 'with action'

We can best honor Reverend Jackson by `keeping hope alive,’“ the mayor said before leading the Council in a moment of silence ...
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Mayor Johnson to move forward with alternate Chicago budget, signs 2 executive orders

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday morning said he would move forward with the alternate budget passed by Chicago City Council on Saturday. Johnson said he would not sign ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s cultural affairs pick sued by former employee

A former City Hall official filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pick to be commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events fired her in retaliation for ...

Brandon Johnson's budget director got illegal property tax breaks for 5 years

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi saved Annette Guzman more than $3,400 by giving her homeowner exemptions on a condo she hasn ...