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The Mayor Of Chicago Fired Back At Donald Trump 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." ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs cuts, tax hikes to fill $1B budget hole

Mayor Brandon Johnson is warning that Chicago has reached an economic "point of no return" with multiple agencies facing ...

Mayor Johnson: Chicago finances have ‘reached the point of no return'

Comments from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are raising concerns about the state of city finances ahead of contentious budget ...

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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

Chicago Mayor Johnson implementing hiring freeze for city through end of 2025 amid budget crisis

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is implementing a hiring freeze for the city through the end of the year. That's according to a Thursday memo from the city's budget director. It comes ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson weighing corporate head tax, social media ad tax to balance Chicago budget

The city of Chicago has a massive $1.1 billion budget gap to fill for 2026, and with Mayor Brandon Johnson promising not to once again pitch a property tax hike, the mayor said Tuesday he's looking at ...