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Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks after a City Council meeting on Jan. 15, 2025, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘Yo!’ Mayor Brandon Johnson’s texts reveal governing style and intrigue at City Hall

January 27, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

The mayor’s exchanges with officials show he is more reluctant than predecessors Lori Lightfoot and Rahm Emanuel to put much in writing.

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at an interfaith breakfast at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, Jan. 17, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson pledges fight to protect Chicagoans against Trump immigrant threats

January 23, 2025 at 5:59 p.m.

As a progressive freshman mayor, Johnson’s challenge now is to stand up for Chicago’s large immigrant community while also navigating the risks of antagonizing Trump.

Joe Leyden shows his support during a Donald Trump inauguration watch party at Danny’s Pizza Place in Chicago on Jan. 20, 2025. He was arrested in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and sentenced to six months behind bars. His brother, Daniel Leyden, was also arrested and was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Feds begin dismissing Jan. 6 cases against Illinoisans after President Trump issues blanket pardon

January 22, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday began the process of formally dismissing cases against more than four dozen Illinoisans charged with playing a role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the...

President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Getty-AFP)

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Gov. JB Pritzker vow to push back on President Trump as he takes oath

January 21, 2025 at 1:22 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker condemned President Trump's agenda and character Monday just before Trump took the oath.

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks after a City Council meeting on Jan. 15, 2025, at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s finance reports show trouble raising money, accounting for it

January 17, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

State records show that from July through September 2024, Mayor Brandon Johnson's political fund raised about $3,500, at that point his lowest haul during his first two years in office.

Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, watches as colleagues object to voting on his proposal to alter Chicago’s welcoming city ordinance during a City Council meeting, Jan. 15, 2025, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute

January 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a potential mayoral veto.

Tom Homan, White House "border czar," speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest on Dec. 22, 2024. (Josh Edelson/Getty-AFP)

Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections

January 23, 2025 at 11:48 a.m.

Chicago officials are mobilizing a legal and resource playbook to stop federal immigration agents from carrying out raids at businesses, shelters, police lock-ups and beyond.

Mayor Brandon Johnson listens to comments from aldermen about a pending vote on the city’s budget during a City Council meeting at City Hall on Dec. 16, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago suffers credit downgrade following agency warning over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget

January 15, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.

An S&P analyst said Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget left a structural imbalance "that we expect will make balancing the budget in 2026 and outyears more challenging.”

Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter at a news conference Jan. 10, 2025, announcing the final part of federal funding for the Red Line extension project. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

CTA President Dorval Carter to step down

January 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Carter's resignation comes as a debate brews in Springfield about whether to combine the CTA with Metra, Pace and the Regional Transportation Authority.

Mayor Brandon Johnson hugs CTA President Dorval Carter Jr., after Carter spoke at the news conference and signing ceremony in Chicago on Jan. 10, 2025, for the Full Funding Grant Agreement, which pledges $1.973 billion for the CTA Red Line Extension Project. With this project, the CTA Red Line would finally be extended from 95th Street to 130th Street, fulfilling a promise made to the Far South Side nearly 60 years ago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Ahead of CTA fiscal cliff, Mayor Brandon Johnson warns Springfield not to hold Chicago hostage for ‘political gain’

January 10, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

The CTA Red Line extension funding announcement doubled as an endorsement of CTA President Dorval Carter’s job performance.

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