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Mayor Brandon Johnson arrives, July 15, 2026, for a City Council meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson bats away low fundraising: ‘My confidence will always remain strong’

July 16, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson ended the second quarter with just $631,309 in his political fund after spending more than he raised, according to state campaign finance reports.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, questions Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general and President Donald Trump’s pick to take the job permanently, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

GOP senator singles out former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot during Todd Blanche DOJ hearing

July 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was singled out by a Republican senator on Wednesday as someone who should not be put in "charge of a ham sandwich" during acting Attorney...

Northern Illinois Transit Authority and Chicago Transit Authority appointee Lester Barclay, the CTA board’s current chair, answers questions about transparency from committee vice chair Ald. Andre Vasquez Jr., 40th, during the transportation and public way committee meeting in council chambers at City Hall on July 14, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

City Council blocks Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago Housing Authority appointments

July 14, 2026 at 8:43 p.m.

The Housing Committee voted to block Mayor Brandon Johnson's picks for the Chicago Housing Authority board.

Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th, right, talks with Ald. Chris Taliaferro, 29th, on July 13, 2026, during a City Council Finance Committee meeting at Chicago City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget chair comes out against parking meter sale

July 13, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

Ald. Jason Ervin became the latest council member to join the naysayers on the proposed deal that would land the parking meters a new owner.

Ald. Marty Quinn, 13th, left, speaks to Finance Chair Pat Dowell before a Finance Committee meeting in Chicago City Council chambers on Feb. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Ald. Marty Quinn won’t run for reelection, in first City Council retirement of this cycle

July 8, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

The political lieutenant of former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has opposed Mayor Brandon Johnson in a handful of legislative skirmishes.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, center, walks at a media event on July 7, 2026, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson says aldermen’s provisions in budget $130 million short

July 8, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed a projected $130 million shortfall in the 2026 budget on Tuesday.

Jennifer Garross, a mental health clinician, checks radios as she and other members of the city’s Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) team start their day on July 14, 2022. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mental health crisis teams will again get police terminals, Mayor Brandon Johnson says

June 30, 2026 at 6:20 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he’s working to get Chicago Police Department terminals back to the city’s mental health crisis teams, which have struggled to find psychiatric emergencies they can...

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces an independent commission to document and collect evidence of abuses by federal immigration agents Jan. 8, 2026, at the Union League Club of Chicago. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Bally’s Chicago retains former Mayor Lori Lightfoot in legal battle with city over video gambling terminals

June 30, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.

As the battle between Bally’s and the city heats up over the advent of video gaming terminals, the casino company has enlisted an unlikely ally – former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Erminia Williams, center, steps down after touring the Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement van outside of the Roseland East 115th Street Health Hub in Chicago on Jan. 8, 2025. The van is dispatched to mental health calls in Chicago and includes an EMT and clinician to assist with mental health issues. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign promise, 911 mental health response team flounders

June 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Since Mayor Brandon Johnson took office and started phasing cops out of the city’s Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement program, teams of mental health workers have struggled to respond to...

US Rep. Mike Quigley announces campaign for Chicago mayor

June 27, 2026 at 5:33 p.m.

Flanked by supporters at Uptown Theatre in the afternoon, the Illinois 5th District congressman announced his campaign to unseat Mayor Brandon Johnson in next year’s election.

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