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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s second year found him fighting unexpected battles
As Mayor Brandon Johnson marks two years in office, some of the thorniest issues have come from unexpected fronts: education ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson on the record: The full Tribune interview as he hits 2 years in office
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake ...
Chicago mayor on Chicago native being named first American pope
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson praised the selection of Chicago native, Cardinal Robert Prevost, as the new pope of the ...
Chicago restaurants want Mayor Johnson to support repeal of law phasing out tipped minimum wage
Some small businesses in Chicago said this new way of doing business is the final nail in the coffin for their American dream ...
The New York Sun3d
Chicago Mayor Defends Permanently Removing Christopher Columbus Statues From Parks as Way To Show ‘Our Collective Humanity’
Keeping a pro-Palestinian puppet on display is different because that is ‘art,’ the mayor says.
Johnson says arrest of Newark mayor an example of due process undermined
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday called for the immediate release of Newark, New Jersey’s mayor following his arrest earlier ...
CPS board president seeking to change new rule to install mayor's chief of staff as interim CEO
The mayor wants to install his chief of staff as interim CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, but she doesn't hold a ...
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Two years in, Mayor Brandon Johnson admits he's made some missteps, gaffes
That’s not the only change that Chicago’s embattled mayor has made recently. He’s changing physically. The mayor appears to have dropped at least a couple of suit sizes with an “old ...
WBEZ3d
Chicago mayor criticized for pushing his chief of staff for interim CPS leader
Some board of education members say Mayor Brandon Johnson is overstepping, while others say he should have someone who can ...
The Hill3d
Chicago mayor: ‘Everything dope, including the Pope, comes from Chicago!’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) celebrated the Thursday selection of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first pontiff from the U.S. “Everything dope ...