Chicago suffers credit downgrade following agency warning over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget
Ratings agency S&P downgraded the city of Chicago’s general obligation debt late Monday, citing structural imbalance in the just-passed 2025 budget, limited options for new revenue down the line and a lack of willingness among city leadership to cut spending.
City Council Blocks Effort to Weaken Chicago’s ‘Welcoming Ordinance’
Ald. Raymond Lopez and Silvana Tabares' proposal would have reinstated a controversial practice of allowing police to cooperate with federal immigration agents.
Chicago City Council blocks proposal allowing local police to help with deportations
Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance prohibits the city’s police department from working and coordinating with federal immigration enforcement.
Chicago official slams Brandon Johnson's new ICE guidelines: 'Who is the mayor trying to protect?'
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new city guidance on dealing with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is blasted by a Chicago alderman trying to remove dangerous criminals.
City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute
An effort by opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson to water down Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance faltered in the City Council Wednesday, a victory for the mayor as his administration prepares for the looming threat of deportations under incoming President Donald Trump.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s finance reports show trouble raising money, accounting for it
State records show that from July through September 2024, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s political fund raised about $3,500, at that ...
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 ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Addresses Youth Votes, Faith, and Controversies at IOP Event
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson discussed youth voter turnout, the role of religion in governance, and a range of pressing city ...
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Proposed law would let Chicagoans recall Mayor Johnson in special election
House Bill 1084 would provide relief to the 70% of voters disapproving of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson by creating a process ...
Bally's rolls the dice on lucrative tax break, without Mayor Johnson's support
If the City Council and the County Board approve the incentive, it could save Bally's nearly $300 million over ten years. But ...
Chicago blocks proposal that'd allow law enforcement to cooperate with ICE on targeting criminal migrants
Two Chicago officials who wanted to allow police to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target migrants with a ...
JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor ...
Brandon Johnson's campaign fund returns $1,000 to O'Hare concessions executive
But the mayor remains mum on whether accepting the money to begin with amounted to an ethics violation of a longstanding rule barring campaign donations from city contractors.
Chicago mayor weighs bringing ‘congestion tax’ to Loop area
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is now weighing a plan that could slap an automatic fee on drivers traveling in the downtown ...