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‘Purpose Over Pain’ pushes for progress as thousands of Chicago cold cases remain unsolved
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says homicides are down in the city, but thousands of cases remain unsolved. The group Purpose ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson talks affordable housing, funding CPS, transportation with Reset callers
The Chicago mayor joined host Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss his vision for a "21st-century model" of governance — and to offer ...
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 ...
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 ...