Bally's rolls the dice on lucrative tax break, without Mayor Johnson's support
If the City Council and the County Board approve the incentive, it could save Bally's nearly $300 million over ten years. But Mayor Brandon Johnson and Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry argued ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Addresses Youth Votes, Faith, and Controversies at IOP Event
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson discussed youth voter turnout, the role of religion in governance, and a range of pressing city ...
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Proposed law would let Chicagoans recall Mayor Johnson in special election
House Bill 1084 would provide relief to the 70% of voters disapproving of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson by creating a process ...
Mayor Johnson's campaign fund returns $1,000 to O'Hare concessions executive
But the mayor remains mum on whether accepting the money to begin with amounted to an ethics violation of a longstanding rule barring campaign donations from city contractors.
Mayor Brandon Johnson reopens Roseland mental health center as Treatment Not Trauma plan moves forward
Mayor Brandon Johnson cut the ribbon surrounded by activists who led the charge to reopen a dozen city-run mental health ...
IL Speaker Welch downplays suggestion Chicago mayor does not have good relationship with state
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has a warning for Mayor Brandon Johnson: getting help from Springfield this year ...
JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor ...
Brandon Johnson responds after Pritzker's strong criticism of administration
A day after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered strong criticism of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s relationships in ...
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S&P downgrades Chicago's credit rating — and the mayor pushes back
The rating agency's action follows a contentious budget season where the City Council initially rejected Mayor Brandon ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson testing ShotSpotter replacements as alderman tries for his own pilot
As Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration conducts pilot testing on first-responder technologies to replace the ShotSpotter system he discontinued, one skeptical alderman wants to move ahead on a ...
Johnson blasted for failing to deliver on environmental promises
A letter from community organizations that brought a federal civil rights complaint over the General Iron controversy says ...