Chicago budget fight a political minefield for Mayor Brandon Johnson
To close a $1.15 billion 2026 funding gap by the end of the year, Mayor Brandon Johnson will have to dance through a minefield.
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s council plan falls apart under weight of ‘Where’s mine?’
Mayor Brandon Johnson had hoped to reshuffle the City Council members who hold the reins of the body’s powerful committees.
Mayor Brandon Johnson pushing to reorganize City Council chairs; aldermen unsure of votes
Officials are lobbying aldermen to install a progressive Zoning Committee chair while winning over the council’s powerful ethnic caucuses with upgrades of their own.
Mayor Brandon Johnson calls more Chicago protected bike lanes ‘ultimate goal,’ touts milestone
The River West infrastructure project Mayor Brandon Johnson pedaled upon Tuesday marks the 100th mile of bike lanes and other cycling infrastructure built by his administration.
Aldermen reach compromise on coach houses and ‘granny flats’ legalization
A compromise on legalizing coach houses and granny flats is poised to clear the way for some Chicago homeowners to soon add units in their buildings and over their garages.
Chicago defends slow pace of notification letters for toxic lead water pipes
Chicago’s top water officials defended Monday their decision to skirt a law requiring the city to warn nearly a million Chicagoans that their water comes from toxic lead service pipes.
Dogs in restaurants? Chicago ordinance would open door to man’s best friend.
Ald. Timmy Knudsen, 43rd, plans to introduce an ordinance Thursday clearing the way for the city’s eateries to allow man’s best friend.
ICE and Donald Trump target police in Chicago and other cities for recruitment in a TV ad
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Department specifically pitched jobs to Chicago cops when it ran a local advertisement during a Monday night NFL broadcast.
Video gambling terminals in Chicago win initial approval, but Mayor Brandon Johnson opposed
The City Council’s Licensing Committee advanced a proposal that would clear the way for gambling terminals to pop up across the city’s neighborhoods.
Mayor Brandon Johnson orders police to work with protesters if Trump ‘tramples constitution’
When reporters pressed him about how the order will change how police respond to federal agents cracking down on protests, Mayor Brandon Johnson offered no specifics.