After OIG investigation, Mayor Brandon Johnson releases new rules for gift reporting, video of gift room
The updated protocols set a 10-day deadline to log and report a gift on behalf of the city to the Board of Ethics and Comptroller.
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Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker
Gov. JB Pritzker's chief of staff opted out of “scenario planning” meetings with her counterparts from the city and Cook County to get ready for President Trump's second term.
Trump administration sues Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over sanctuary immigration laws
The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit challenging sanctuary immigration laws in Illinois.
Mayor Brandon Johnson accepts GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month as part of a Republican-led House probe into sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday.
Following budget strife, Mayor Brandon Johnson says passing a spending plan is ‘City Council’s responsibility’
At an inaugural community engagement event to tout Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget, he and his budget director sought to appeal directly to constituents.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign pledge to ban no-knock warrants uncertain
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's working on a new draft of the Anjanette Young ordinance, but wouldn't say if it includes controversial no-knock warrant ban.
What will Mayor Brandon Johnson’s playbook be against ‘raggedy’ Trump White House?
The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on top against a reality TV-bred GOP president made famous for breaking the rules?
OIG report finds Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office improperly blocked access to gift room with Gucci bags, other designer items
A report found Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office violated a policy requiring mayors to record gifts above $50 and “accepted on behalf of the City” in a publicly available log.
Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze sows havoc across Illinois before being blocked by federal judge
The Trump administration's surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge temporarily blocked the effort.
Johnson-appointed CPS board member asked CTU official about contract negotiations
A Chicago Public Schools board member appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the teachers union vice president about contract negotiations during closed-to-public meeting.