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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s difficult 2025 budget fight portends even harder financial situation for 2026 Jake Sheridan, A.D. Quig, Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune Sun, December 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM UTC ...

One issue loomed in aldermen’s anxious speeches last week in the lead-up to a vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget for next year: 2026. Though the mayor ultimately eked out a 27-23 win on his $17.1 ...

One issue loomed in aldermen’s anxious speeches last week in the lead-up to a vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget for next year: 2026. Though the mayor ultimately eked out a 27-23 win on ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top labor advisor told the Chicago Public Schools board leaders that the mayor expected CEO Pedro Martinez to be out by Sept. 26, according to an internal memo obtained ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is dealing with a nightmare before Christmas. And it won’t be his last. GOP leaders are now considering a plan B to avert a shutdown deadline on Friday as conservatives ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended his support for a government spending bill on Wednesday despite opposition from fellow Republicans, including key allies of President-elect Trump.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he talked to billionaire Elon Musk about the 1,500-page government funding deal after Musk voiced his opposition to the bill, and that the incoming Department of ...

The Baltimore Ravens and Diontae Johnson “have mutually agreed” to excuse the wide receiver from team activities this week, the franchise said in a statement. The Ravens suspended Johnson for ...

CHICAGO – Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced a new round of appointments to the Chicago Board of Education. On Monday night, the mayor named Sean Harden as School Board President. Harden is the ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson picked 10 of 11 people Monday to round out the city’s new half-elected, half-appointed school board — including some who ran unsuccessfully in Chicago’s first school ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Seeking to get a budget deal done on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped plans to seek a $68.5 million property tax hike, sources have told CBS News Chicago, though it ...