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Chicago’s mayor vetoes a measure intended to keep children safe.
Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters on the West Side of Chicago on Feb 28, 2023, after earning a spot in a runoff election against Paul Vallas. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called out Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, saying that the mayor is "on the wrong side of the law" for opposing federal immigration enforcement efforts. (AP Photo ...
As Mayor Brandon Johnson marks two years in office, some of the thorniest issues have come from unexpected fronts: education and Chicago’s political left.
Brandon Johnson took to the stage after his election in Chicago. “Now Chicago will begin to work for its people, all the people,” said Mr. Johnson, who had worked as a social studies teacher.
Johnson, Vallas tour South Side churches in final weekend campaign push before mayoral runoff Two days out from Election Day, Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas focused largely on African American ...
It wasn’t long ago that Brandon Johnson, 47, was a county commissioner and teachers’ union organizer, unknown to many Chicagoans.On Monday he was sworn in as the city’s 57th mayor. Mr ...
In 2011, Johnson, a former elementary-school teacher, was hired by the Chicago Teachers Union to be an organizer. By then, the newly energized union was gearing up to fight the effects of fifteen ...