Brandon Johnson, Chicago Mayor

Aldermen blast Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handling of staff abuse allegations
Aldermen blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handling of staff abuse allegations Tuesday and demanded he change the rules governing the city’s “do not hire” list. Johnson claimed Monday he had been unaware of allegations leveled against his now-fired communications director,
Alders, ex-employees claim Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office abuses Do Not Hire List
Four former employees of the mayor's team were fired then put on the list for reasons that two aldermen say fall well short of what the list was intended for.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson public pensions to be worth $3.8M-$5.5M. Thanks, loopholes!
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pensions are worth an estimated $3.8 million after only four years as a teacher and one term as mayor. It could go even higher, depending on his next job moves.
Mayor Brandon Johnson tells City Club he wants Chicago under 500 homicides in 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday debuted a new goal for Chicago: fewer than 500 homicides next year. Johnson floated the benchmark — which has not been achieved since 2015 — during a City Club of Chicago speech,
4 city workers fired, placed on Do Not Hire list accuse Mayor Johnson's ex-top aide of retaliation
Landing a job in Mayor Lori Lightfoot's press office was a dream job until Rodriquez was fired from the Brandon Johnson administration and placed on a Do Not Hire list. "It completely ruined a future I would have, so it's not fair to me. And for the people behind me, it's not fair to them either," Rodriguez said.
Aldermen claim Chicago Mayor's office abuses Do Not Hire list
It turns out that four former employees of the mayor's team were fired then put on the list for reasons that two aldermen say fall well short of what the list was intended for. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he didn’t know about allegations against ex-communications director
The mayor said he did not know about allegations against Ronnie Reese until his office received a Freedom of Information Act request for Reese’s personnel file.
Alders accuse Chicago Mayor's office of abusing Do Not Hire List
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team is accused of intimidating employees by putting them on the list after they have been fired. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Chicago residents rip mayor over spending on migrants: 'Worst mayor in America’
Chicago residents are criticizing Mayor Brandon Johnson over the city's spending on migrants as city leaders are trying to ...
Chicago’s mayor blames prior policies in hiring friend accused of harassment
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is blaming prior hiring policies for allowing a person with abusive allegations against him to ...
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Johnson talks business growth, migrant crisis and city budget in City Club address
Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed the City Club of Chicago on Wednesday for the first time as mayor, having previously spoken ...
Mayor Johnson budget team now pushing $60M property tax hike in effort to pass agreement
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget team is pushing a drastically reduced property tax hike in hopes it might get enough votes to ...
'Come here first': Chicago woman begs Trump border czar to 'make an example' out of mayor
CHICAGO (TNND) — An irate woman at a Chicago City Council meeting Monday asked President-elect Donald Trump and Tom Homan, ...
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Police pursue leads in Chicago Lawn mass shooting, mayor sets bold crime reduction goal
Police continue to investigate Monday’s mass shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood that left three people dead and five ...