Gregory Royal Pratt

Norkys Amaro, a recent arrival from Venezuela, swith her son, Yokender, 14, on the floor where they are staying with other migrants on May 22, 2023, at the Chicago Police Department's 7th District station in the Englewood neighborhood.

City Council approves $51 million for migrants as officials scramble for more funds, point fingers

May 31, 2023 at 6:08 p.m.

Chicago aldermen voted to spend $51 million on migrant care through June as Mayor Brandon Johnson works to get a handle on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The City Council's spending...

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson speaks during a policing, public safety and public trust forum on May 3, 2023, at Malcom X College.

Mayor Johnson aims to tackle a problem that vexed his predecessors: Woefully underfunded pensions

May 27, 2023 at 3:03 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has created a task force to look for solutions to Chicago's underfunded pensions, asking the group to address one of the city's deepest and most intractable...

Tamar Manasseh, founder of the Mothers Against Senseless Killings anti-violence group in Englewood, listens on May 25, 2023, at 63rd Street Beach as city and community leaders discuss safety planning for Memorial Day weekend.

Increased police presence, street outreach among Mayor Johnson’s plans for Memorial Day public safety; vows ‘whole of government’ approach

May 25, 2023 at 5:23 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to combat violence over the Memorial Day weekend includes funding for street outreach workers, youth programs and increased police presence across the city, staples of...

Mayor Brandon Johnson hugs Ald. Felix Cardona Jr., 31st, after the City Council meeting on May 24, 2023, at City Hall.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first City Council meeting: Early victory on installing allies, a dig at Fox News and a delay on migrant spending vote

May 24, 2023 at 6:58 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's first City Council meeting saw aldermen back his plan to fill key leadership roles with his allies, an early victory for the new chief executive who spent...

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City Council approves $51 million for migrants as officials scramble for more funds, point fingers

Mayor Johnson aims to tackle a problem that vexed his predecessors: Woefully underfunded pensions

Increased police presence, street outreach among Mayor Johnson’s plans for Memorial Day public safety; vows ‘whole of government’ approach

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first City Council meeting: Early victory on installing allies, a dig at Fox News and a delay on migrant spending vote

Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned about email electioneering 10 months before campaign tried to recruit CPS students

Mayor Brandon Johnson offers empathy but no immediate solutions as he visits migrant shelters

Brandon Johnson sworn in as Chicago mayor: ‘Our best and brighter days are ahead of us’

Brandon Johnson’s rise from union organizer to Chicago’s new progressive mayor, and the challenges he inherits

Lori Lightfoot’s legacy: A combative mayor who led Chicago through crises, some of her own making

As she exits office, Mayor Lori Lightfoot signs string of executive orders