Editorial: Brandon Johnson must return the money he got from Lil Durk, now accused in murder-for-hire scheme
Chicago’s mayor is resisting returning a $150,000 campaign donation from Lil Durk, the rapper the feds accuse of ...
Brandon Johnson won't say if he'll return Lil Durk's $150,000 campaign money, praises rapper's community work
Durk "has not been convicted of anything. ... It is not my position to determine the outcome of someone’s life," Johnson said ...
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Chicago mayor on the defensive following mass school board resignation
Members objected to a proposed $300 million loan to fund teacher's contracts. CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the defensive after all seven members of the Chicago Board of Education ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t say if he will return $150,000 from rapper Lil Durk, arrested for alleged murder-for-hire plot
Johnson suggested he had no immediate intention to give back the money when asked how he would handle the sizable ...
Fox News28d
Chicago mayor compares viewpoint of those who disagree with him about school spending to slavery
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, on Monday, compared the viewpoint of his critics who oppose school spending to that of the confederacy when it came to freeing slaves. "When our people wanted to be ...
ABC 7 Chicago4d
Johnson's CPD budget could threaten progress on reforms required under court-ordered consent decree
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson is promising progress, but his budget for the Chicago Police Department could threaten the progress on police reforms required under the court-ordered ...
Crain's Chicago Business4d
Johnson was in the dark on CPS board pick's comments because of a vetting 'gap'
Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Mayor Brandon Johnson said today he was unaware of the inflammatory social media posts that led to the resignation of his pick to lead the ...
ABC 7 Chicago29d
Mayor Johnson announces new interim Chicago Board of Education nominees
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson announced six nominees to serve on the Chicago Board of Education Monday. All members of his previous hand-picked board resigned on Friday. "My vision is ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget is 'dead on arrival,' Council critic says
Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) (center) and other City Council members listen as Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils his proposed 2025 budget on Wednesday. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17 ...
Tribune News Service on MSN15d
Mayor Brandon Johnson faces political headwinds from his progressive base
When Mayor Brandon Johnson honored the Rev. Jesse Jackson with a key to the city earlier this month, he made a point to ...
CBS News6d
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $300 million property tax hike in 2025, going back on a key campaign promise, as he seeks to close a massive budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300M property tax hike in 2025 budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 billion budget plan for next year. The $300 million increase that would ...