Lee says he’s not at all surprised by the extraordinary pressure that he and the mayor have been under in the shark tank ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed budget passed the City Council on Monday, but only by an extremely narrow margin. The final vote came in at 27-23 in favor of the proposal, capping off ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Seeking to get a budget deal done on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson has dropped plans ... I won't be one of them, though," said Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), a mayoral ally who chairs ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The highly-anticipated vote on the Chicago budget Friday will have to wait until next week after Mayor Brandon Johnson failed to get enough support. The goal appears to be getting ...

A vote on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 billion spending plan for next year has been delayed until at least Monday after weeks of stiff headwinds that the mayor’s team determined they ...

As the deadline looms, Chicago Mayor Brandon ... Johnson was short on votes for the latest proposal. Johnson would need 26 votes for the budget to pass. During Friday's city council meeting, Ald ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 billion budget won't see a final vote until at least next week. As soon as an invocation calling for unity in the city ended, Budget Committee Chair Ald. Jason ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson ... advisors. Jason Lee is being investigated in Texas for voting in the Lone Star State—which requires residency there—despite being a City of Chicago employee, which ...

One day before a scheduled City Council vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 billion 2025 ... The mayor’s senior adviser, Jason Lee, told Crain’s today he did not know if a commitment ...