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Opinion: CPS board can quash mayor's September coup attempt
Johnson's attempt to fire CEO Pedro Martinez looks like a power grab that the city doesn't need, writes the policy chief for Kids First Chicago.
Raise haze — facing a $1 billion budget gap, Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay hike next year
Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...
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Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
CHICAGO – A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial gunshot detection technology – the device’s parent company, ...
Ald. Silvana Tabares: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership needs a lesson in math
It’s an age-old maxim to say politics is a game of addition, not subtraction. Coalition building is about bringing people ...
'Remember the Date': Chicago mayor declares Sept. 20 as Belal Muhammad Day to honor UFC champ
From this day forward, Sept. 20 will be knowns as Belal Muhammad Day in the UFC welterweight champion’s hometown of Chicago.
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Mayor Johnson Launches $230M Affordable Housing Developments in Chicago's West Garfield Park and Near South Side
Mayor Brandon Johnson announces two Chicago housing developments funded by new HED bonds, enhancing affordable housing in the ...
Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continued his calls to shut down the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter on Monday ahead of an ...
Illinois quick hits: Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expires; Judge declares mistrial in Madigan-linked case
Chicago's ShotSpotter contract expires The city of Chicago's contract with the developer of ShotSpotter has expired. Mayor ...