Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a special City Council meeting this month. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share The city has hired or promoted 490 employees in the six weeks since Mayor ...

The city hired or promoted 490 employees in the six weeks since Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a hiring freeze, with the Chicago Police Department seeing the most new hires. The employment data ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the mayor, for social media posts deemed ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.

The Chicago City Council will continue budget hearings this week while Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on ... months after the alleged crime. Photos also show him sitting next to Foxx at a Chicago Sky basketball game this summer. Johnson alluded to that new image ...

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When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm from City Council chambers. The foundation of Johnson’s $17.3 ...

The Chicago City Council will continue budget hearings this week while Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed $300 million property tax increase is top of mind for aldermen. Many city leaders have called ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson is promising progress, but his budget for the Chicago Police Department could threaten the progress on police reforms required under the court-ordered ...