News

Mayor Brandon Johnson issues warning about state of Chicago's budget
The mayor on Monday signed an executive order establishing a new working group tasked with fixing the city's finances.
Aldermen spurning Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget working group: ‘It points to a larger problem’
Of eight aldermen Mayor Brandon Johnson initially asked to join the budget task force, four had not accepted as of Thursday ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson to ask lawmakers for Chicago Public Schools funding during Springfield visit
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused former Mayor Rahm Emanuel of "jacking up" Chicago's education system by closing 50 ...
CBS News19d
Mayor Brandon Johnson sounds alarm on Chicago city budget, but critics say he's late to the game
Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking down the financial road from City Hall, and sounding an alarm of sorts for members of the Chicago City Council. From the city's own looming budget deficit to ...
Chicago Tribune5d
Mayor Brandon Johnson will head to Springfield again, to demand Chicago ‘receives its just due’
Mayor Brandon Johnson will return to Springfield next week to ratchet up the pressure on his funding requests for Chicago, but under a local and national political landscape that has shifted ...
The Grio13d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says of Trump: ‘Not going to negotiate with a terrorist’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson made clear on Tuesday that he doesn’t intend to play nice with President Donald Trump to avert a potential withholding of more than $3 billion. “Trying to force ...