Mayor Brandon Johnson reopens Roseland mental health center as Treatment Not Trauma plan moves forward
Mayor Brandon Johnson opened the Roseland Health Hub Wednesday, a major step in his effort to expand Chicago’s ...
Brandon Johnson responds after Pritzker's strong criticism of administration
A day after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered strong criticism of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s relationships in ...
Brandon Johnson says Chicago ‘should explore’ congestion pricing similar to NYC
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city should look into a plan that mimics that of New York City’s congestion pricing in ...
After hemp bill defeat, Gov. Pritzker rips Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bid to reset his agenda for the new year was eclipsed Tuesday by a remarkably direct attack from Gov.
Mayor Johnson dodges questions on budget, CTU contract, downplays strain with Gov. JB Pritzker
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged questions about the budget and teachers' contract, while downplaying how strained his ...
Johnson pressured to cooperate with Trump's mass deportations
Ald. Ray Lopez and Ald. Silvana Tabares hope to revive a stalled ordinance restoring so-called “carve-outs” to Chicago’s ...
NPR Illinois2d
Johnson, Pritzker at odds over a crackdown on hemp products: bill regulating those products dies
Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell ...
Crain's Chicago Business2d
Johnson wasn't the one to kill hemp bill, Pritzker says
The governor pointed to other interests against the bill, but also said Chicago's mayor didn't extend him a common political ...
Pritzker hammers Johnson over poor ‘relationships in Springfield' amid hemp fight
A day after lawmakers dropped a plan to regulate hemp sales, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling the mayor’s relationships in Springfield into question.
Crain's Chicago Business3d
Deadline to tap state funding for public grocery stores passes — and Johnson failed to apply
Despite saying he wanted to create such services in underserved city neighborhoods, the mayor appears not to have taken ...
Mayor Johnson doubles down on CTU, CPS CEO Martinez as schools wait in limbo
As Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on his priorities in the new teachers contract, some CPS principals are trying to shield their schools from the chaos.