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Editorial: Opposing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tax-increase ideas is not a criminal act

Chicago Chief Financial Officer raised eyebrows when she labeled opposition to progressive taxes as “the crime of the century ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson-aligned school board members balk at CPS budget plan that sidesteps city pension payment, borrowing

The Chicago Board of Education is divided on a balanced budget that avoids Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow and cover a ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins teamsters picket line at Mauser plant

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined more than 100 Mauser workers on the picket line Wednesday morning. Mauser manufactures ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Public Schools chief resists City Hall borrowing plan, pension payment as budget deadline looms

Chicago Public Schools interim chief Macquline King is resisting pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson to make a controversial ...

Ex-police chief warns Chicago cops will get hurt because Mayor Johnson won’t help ICE

A former Riverside police chief warned that Mayor Brandon Johnson's anti-ICE stance could lead to injuries among Chicago ...

Retired Chicago area police chief laments Mayor Johnson’s refusal to cooperate with ICE

Tom Weitzel, a retired Chief of Police from Riverside, Illinois, shares his frustration over Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ...

Past his term's midpoint, Mayor Johnson's job approval rating stands at 26%, survey shows

Chicagoans are disenchanted with Brandon Johnson no matter where they live, how old they are, what race they are or how much ...
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Chicago voters stuck with ‘America’s Worst Mayor’ Brandon Johnson send urgent warning to NYC about Zohran Mamdani

Voters in Chicago who regret supporting embattled far-left Mayor Brandon Johnson have a stark warning for New Yorkers considering voting for socialist mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani: ...

The week in whoppers: Bernie Sanders defends Hamas, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nutty hit on Trump and more

Sen. Bernie Sanders denied that Hamas deserves blame for starvation in Gaza — even though the terror group refuses to release ...
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Ask The Mayor, August 2025: Mayor Brandon Johnson answers Chicago’s questions

From the city’s billion-dollar budget gap to Trump’s threat to send the National Guard to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson asks ...

Mayor Johnson resolves contract with firefighters union, without major concessions

Chicago firefighters and paramedics have been waiting four years for a new contract. Pay raises in the six-year agreement — ...

The Mayor Of Chicago Fired Back At Donald Trump For Calling Him "Incompetent," And His Response Is Going Viral For Being The "Bar Of The Year"

"Love how all the black leaders in the states destroy trump with extremely well articulated calculation. Keep it up." ...