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Mayor Johnson defends Chicago's diverse leadership as DOJ opens hiring probe — and he’s not mincing words about President Trump.
The ordinance faced a scheduled vote Wednesday, but Alds. Jason Ervin and Andre Vasquez used a procedural maneuver to delay ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson says he's done everything he can to keep the Bears in Chicago. Recently, the team said it's focusing on Arlington Heights for a new stadium instead of one along ...
The City Council authorized seven more settlements that will cost Chicago taxpayers much more than the $82 million that Mayor ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was confronted by a reporter at a press conference who bluntly asked him why he was a "racist." ...
The department took issue with comments the mayor made at a public event Sunday, in which he identified six high-level ...
Ishan Daya apologized for tearing down the poster in 2023, whose wording he also called “racist and dehumanizing.” ...
NPR stories by Mariah Woelfel ...
The move aims to combat large gatherings of unsupervised teens — but critics say it gives the police too much power.
The Department of Justice has launched a probe into the city of Chicago's hiring practices in what Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson has quickly labeled the latest hostile attack on diversity by the Trump ...
The city of Chicago is facing a federal investigation after Mayor Brandon Johnson touted the number of Black officials hired ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he wants the Bears to stay in the City of Chicago and that he’s done everything he can to keep one ...