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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson again faces thorny politics of picking Zoning chair, other council appointments
As the departure of Ald. Walter Burnett leaves Mayor Brandon Johnson with the challenge of picking his third Zoning Committee chair, the City Council’s Black and Latino caucuses have already begun ...
ICE director blasts Chicago mayor over 'disgusting' militarization claims as officers face rising violence
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'disgusting' claim that Trump is militarizing ICE, ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson warns NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani: ‘The movement doesn’t always show up’
Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on ...
Chicago mayors and their inspector generals: A contentious relationship that almost always ends badly
Deborah Witzburg decided not to seek the second term that Mayor Brandon Johnson was almost certain to deny her. It's not the ...
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Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago in victory for progressives
Brandon Johnson, 47, a union organizer endorsed by the teachers union, beat out Paul Vallas, 69, a former city budget director backed by the city's police union, in a tight runoff that marked a ...
Chicago inspector general, often at odds with Mayor Brandon Johnson, drops push for a second term
IG Deborah Witzburg had previously said she was pursuing another four-year term, teeing up a tough choice for Mayor Brandon ...
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Brandon Johnson gives rousing inaugural address as Chicago’s new mayor
Mayor Brandon Johnson giving his inaugural address as the 57th mayor of Chicago (Photo credit: Eddy “Precise” Lamarre for rolling out) On May 15, 2023, the city of Chicago inaugurated its ...