Opinion
Chicago City Council should say no to that $300M property tax increase
As public servants, every City Council member must show up to Wednesday's special meeting on Mayor Johnson's 2025 budget and record-breaking property tax increase. Absence sends the message "I don't ...
National Review3d
Brandon Johnson Wasn’t on the Ballot in Chicago, but Went Down in Flames on Tuesday Anyway
Glenn Youngkin Tells Trump He Will Serve Out Rest of His Term, Won’t Serve in Admin Massie Should Go Full Milei on the USDA Readers of National Review have become ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils $17.3 billion city budget, proposes steep property tax increase
Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the City Council Wednesday as he unveils his proposed budget for 2025, which includes a $300 ...
ABC 7 Chicago6d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs in on presidential election, CPS Board fallout
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned for Kamala Harris this past weekend in North Carolina, is reflecting on the election, with one day left. Monday afternoon, he sat down for an ...
WGN Radio2d
Ald. Ray Lopez: Chicago alderpeople vote to shut down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax increase
Ward Alderman Ray Lopez joins Lisa Dent to discuss why thirty-plus alderpeople have voted to strike down Mayor Brandon ...
NBC Chicago12d
WATCH LIVE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to deliver 2025 budget address
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver his highly anticipated 2025 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday morning as the city faces a nearly $1 billion shortfall. The address ...
National Review12d
Brandon Johnson Breaks New Ground, Becomes Most Unpopular Mayor in Chicago History
The Chicago public-school system itself scores -16 net favorability, which at least leaves it better positioned than the CTU (at -21 favorability) and Brandon Johnson’s handpicked new school ...
The Economist25d
Brandon Johnson is giving Chicago’s teachers’ union everything
Last year, when he was campaigning to be mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, a former organiser for the Chicago Teachers Union, was asked how he would handle negotiating a contract with his former ...
Chalkbeat on MSN11d
Mayor Johnson’s budget would send Chicago Public Schools $300 million – less than what CPS wants
Chicago Public Schools has asked city government for help in covering upcoming costs linked to pensions and union contracts.
Yahoo10d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire for social media posts from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the ...
Chicago Tribune24d
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he hopes White Sox stay in Chicago and calls on Jerry Reinsdorf to ‘put some skin in the game’
Following reports that White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is in discussions to possibly sell the team, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday he hopes the franchise will stay in Chicago and that he ...
The Daily Northwestern7d
Brandon Harper takes on Chicago area jazz venues, music as self-expression
At 19 years old, Bienen sophomore and jazz pianist Brandon Harper has performed at renowned venues in the Chicago area and received honors for his musicianship on the national stage. The hours of ...