Mayor Brandon Johnson's $830 million bond issue facing pushback from some aldermen
Any two members of the City Council could use a parliamentary maneuver on Wednesday to delay a final vote on the mayor's plan ...
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Chicago mayor wants to borrow $830M, which could benefit his Chicago Teachers Union cronies
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked to borrow $830 million one day after the city’s credit rating dipping to near-junk status. He ...
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Mayor Johnson to Form Task Force to Rid CPD of Extremist Groups, After 8 Month Delay
Inspector General Deborah Witzburg urged Mayor Brandon Johnson in July to form a task force as part of an effort to ...
Chicago inspector general accuses Mayor Johnson and former Mayor Lightfoot of interfering with investigations
The mayor's top attorneys have insisted on sitting in on investigative interviews that might embarrass city leaders, ...
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson is maxing out Chicago’s credit card. Aldermen, intervene.
We keep learning more highly questionable aspects of the Johnson administration’s plan to float $830 million in new bonds.
Mayor's $830 million city bond sale is a bad idea that needs a serious fix
The city needs to handle its borrowing in the most prudent way possible. Back-loading bond repayments in a way that sends the ...
Mayor Johnson discusses mass exodus of senior staffers, upcoming testimony on sanctuary laws
In his first public comments since the announced departure of three city agency bosses, Johnson said, "there might be more ...
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Chicago mayor's office gives inside look at 'gift room' after watchdog report flagged ethical concerns
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a 20-second video showing the inside of the city's "gift room" in an attempt at ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson escalates push for CPS to pick up pension payment, borrow more money
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is instructing the school board to move ahead on accepting the costs of a $175 million pension payment that has been a political hot potato between City Hall and ...
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Johnson warns of City Hall housecleaning triggered by disloyalty: 'If you ain't with us, you gotta go'
Johnson's ominous warning before a church audience Monday night has fueled speculation about a high-level political purge as ...
After monthlong delay, Mayor Brandon Johnson names final member of school board
Johnson is naming CPS parent Cydney Wallace to represent parts of five neighborhoods on the partly elected, partly appointed ...
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Mayor Johnson preparing for testimony on Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance
Mayor Brandon Johnson says his team is preparing documents ahead of his expected testimony on Capitol Hill next month, ...