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Mayor Brandon Johnson will head to Springfield again, to demand Chicago ‘receives its just due’
Mayor Brandon Johnson will return to Springfield next week to ratchet up the pressure on his funding requests for Chicago, but under a local and national political landscape that has shifted ...
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Editorial: Springfield should help Chicago despite Mayor Johnson’s past missteps
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2024 trip to Springfield was a fiasco as he lobbied for a taxpayer-funded Chicago Bears stadium on Chicago’s lakefront and failed even to ask Gov. JB Pritzker for more ...
Pet raccoon with meth pipe in its mouth found in driver's seat during Ohio traffic stop, police say
A pet raccoon named Chewy was in the driver's seat of a car in central Ohio earlier this week, holding a glass meth pipe in its mouth, according to police.
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In Springfield, Johnson says ‘modest’ funding boost to city would help entire state
CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson ... Pritzker has in the past accused the mayor of not forging relationships in Springfield and for sending in budget requests late.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson goes to Springfield, meets with state lawmakers on budget
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson traveled to Springfield, Illinois, Wednesday morning to meet with Gov. JB Pritzker and other top state lawmakers about the budget.Johnson spoke at a news conference ...