Mayor Johnson takes campaign cash from lawyer whose firm has pending lawsuits against City Hall
Although legal, the campaign contributions to Friends of Brandon Johnson from a prominent Loop law firm are the latest ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says there is no reason for a teachers' strike to happen
The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses teachers' negotiations, sanctuary city testimony in D.C.
Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...
City contractors give cold shoulder to Mayor Johnson's request for 3% price cut
Of the 250 responses returned by the close of business Friday, 62 agreed to cut their already-negotiated prices by 3%, while ...
Postal workers rally downtown Chicago against reported plan to privatize USPS
Amidst rumors of job cuts and a potential merger of the United States Postal Service with the Commerce Department, thousands of postal workers rallied across the country this weekend, including in ...
The ‘Re-Reconstruction’: Mayor Brandon Johnson doubles down on outreach to Black Chicago
Texts from Mayor Brandon Johnson paint a picture of a freshman executive entrenching further into his identity as a Black mayor.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for compromise to avert a teachers' strike
The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, ...
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Johnson hires former Ald. John Arena as Springfield liaison
Johnson has struggled for state legislative wins and a tense relationship with Gov. JB Pritzker has occasionally bubbled up ...
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Vallas: Johnson will hand Chicago Teachers Union its demands, regardless of cost
As the Chicago Teachers Union continues negotiating with the former employee it got elected mayor, expect the union to get ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tries to broker compromise on teachers union contract
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson summoned school board President Sean Harden, district CEO Pedro Martinez, and union President ...
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Johnson's 11th-hour bid to broker an end to the CPS pension standoff falls short
The Board of Education is scheduled to vote on a mid-year budget amendment an a deal to send $175 million to the city, but ...
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Seven Chicago school board members say they oppose reimbursing city for disputed pension payment
The seven board members wrote in a letter that they oppose taking on additional debt to reimburse the City of Chicago with ...