Editorial: Who’s the threat to democracy now? Brandon Johnson mocks Chicago voters with CPS power play.
Five newly elected members of the Chicago Board of Education delivered a blunt message Tuesday to Mayor Brandon Johnson. Yes, ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
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 ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson: A Turbulent Year in Review
In the 17 short months since his inauguration as Chicago’s mayor, Brandon Johnson has transformed his bold vision for the ...
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With CTU ally Mayor Brandon Johnson in charge, voters reject several union-backed school board candidates
The scrappy David-and-Goliath messaging belied some of the criticism the CTU has gotten for becoming too powerful since its chosen mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson won the 2023 runoff ...
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Brandon Johnson Breaks New Ground, Becomes Most Unpopular Mayor in Chicago History
I wasn’t exaggerating when I said that the City of Chicago has never had a mayor it despises more universally than Brandon Johnson. There isn’t much more to add. Of course Johnson is appalling ...
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Johnson's deputy mayor for education steps aside amid CPS fight
Mayor Brandon Johnson is losing his top education adviser amid upheaval at the Chicago Board of Education and a fight with Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez over the district’s finances.
29 alders call for meeting to reject Mayor Johnson’s $300M property tax hike
Mayor Brandon Johnson late last month proposed a $300 million property tax hike in an effort to close a nearly $1B budget gap ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson won't commit to alternatives to property tax hike
Dozens of aldermen called for a special meeting to vote down the mayor's proposed $300 million property tax increase.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
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.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson's appointed CPS board members could stay on past January
When the entire Board of Education resigned in October and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced their replacements, he said he hoped they could stay on the 21-seat board that will take office ...
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Chicago mayor responds to questions on $150K Lil Durk campaign donation after rapper's arrest
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson responded Friday to questions about his connection to a Grammy Award-winning Chicago rapper charged in a murder-for-hire plot. Lil Durk, whose real name is ...
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Sources: Mayor Brandon Johnson will propose property tax increase when he presents 2025 budget this week
CHICAGO — While campaigning to be mayor prior to his election in April 2023, Brandon Johnson repeatedly vowed he would not raise city property taxes. But with Chicago facing a budget deficit of ...