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Family of slain officer does not want Brandon Johnson at funeral, CPD union head says
The head of Chicago’s police union said the family of Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez, who was shot to death last ...
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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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Community group calls for dismissal of Chicago cops with ties to extremist Oath Keepers
Emmanuel Camarillo/Sun-Times Share Residents, community activists and elected officials on Sunday called on Mayor Brandon Johnson to fire police officers with ties to the Oath Keepers extremist ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bond refinancing plan passes after stalling effort by opponents
The City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s cost-cutting effort to refinance $1.5 billion in debt Tuesday, despite criticism from aldermen who said the maneuver wouldn’t deliver the ...
Chicago Tribune10d
Editorial: Aldermen must force Mayor Brandon Johnson to find solutions other than a massive property tax hike
Brandon Johnson promised during his mayoral campaign not to raise property taxes, noting correctly back then that the levies are regressive and that the city’s lower-income and even middle ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t say if he will return $150,000 from rapper Lil Durk, arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday refused to say whether he will return $150,000 Chicago rapper Lil Durk contributed to the mayor’s political committee, a day after the artist was arrested ...
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New Chicago school board sworn in after Mayor Brandon Johnson's controversial shakeup
Aldermen were frustrated they didn't have to chance to question the new board members about Mayor Brandon Johnson's overhaul of the board, but no aldermen showed up on Thursday when those school ...
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Brandon Johnson won't say if he'll return Lil Durk's $150,000 campaign money, praises rapper's community work
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file photo Share Mayor Brandon Johnson is reserving judgment on Lil Durk, calling him ...
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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.
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Johnson pushes back against critics
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Johnson announces changes to city’s migrant population plan
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced changes Monday to the city’s plan for arriving migrants. By the end of the year, the Johnson administration will combine efforts to help ...