What happens if Chicago can’t pass a budget? ‘Murky waters,’ ‘dire situation.’
The challenge Johnson faces has made some aldermen wary of an unlikely, but troubling worst-case scenario: Could the city fail to pass a budget by the state’s Dec. 31 deadline?
New Chicago school board sworn in after Mayor Brandon Johnson's controversial shakeup
Following months of drama at the Chicago Public Schools, seven new Chicago Board of Education members were sworn in on ...
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What Is Political Intelligence? In Chicago, They Know the Answer.
Like his father, the city’s longest-serving mayor combined preternatural instincts with sheer audacity. Sometimes Richard M.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director is leaving amid latest staff shake-up
One of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s closest confidants, who served as his communications chief throughout both his mayoral ...
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Chicago Mayor’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Debt Plan for the District
There are good debts and there are bad debts. Good debt is an investment in something that will grow in value over time. For ...
Migrants no longer guaranteed beds in Chicago, could be evicted as mayor cuts back on shelters
I don’t want to see anyone lose, right? But the harsh reality is that we can do what we can afford,” the mayor said. “We’ve ...
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After School Matters breaks ground on 36K square foot facility in Chicago's Cabrini-Green
After School Matter broke ground Saturday on the start of renovations on a 36,000 square-foot facility in the city's ...
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Chicago Teachers Have an Ally As Mayor—Now They’re Fighting for a Historic Contract
The Chicago Teachers Union is working to use its newfound political power to win a broad set of “common good” demands while ...
Chicago Public Schools halts board meetings until December amid board and mayor’s office shake-ups
Chicago Public Schools halts board meetings until December amid board of education and mayor’s office shake-ups.