Chicago is what happens when antisemitism mixes with lawlessness
Days after the Oct. 26 shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson was publicly rebuked for issuing ...
Chicago Sun-Times24d
Johnson must break two campaign promises to get budget passed, City Council critic warns
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share Mayor Brandon Johnson must break two campaign promises — by renewing a ShotSpotter contract he canceled and raising property taxes he said he would freeze ...
Mayor Johnson to announce property tax hike as part of 2025 budget despite campaign promises
As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to ...
Politico11d
Mayor says property tax hike is the answer
A dozen aldermen called attention to the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, urging the mayor to reconsider bringing it back. Pay hikes: “The proposed budget shows Mayor Johnson is rejecting a ...
The Victoria Advocate20d
Chicago alderman argues ‘ShotSpotter ‘fulfills what it’s meant to do’
Last month, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pulled the plug on the service ... “No one ever claimed ShotSpotter will catch 100% of the shots fired, cars break down, computers break down, watches ...
Crain's Chicago Business11d
Johnson's $17.3 billion budget faces pushback in City Council, with a close ally in the opposition
The hardball negotiations and posturing over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $17.3 billion 2025 budget began nearly as soon ...
Jewish Insider12d
Jewish community slams Chicago Mayor Johnson after shooting of Jewish man
Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson delivers remarks at the stage unveiling ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at ...
Chicago Tribune20d
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bond refinancing plan passes after stalling effort by opponents
minor measures the mayor had introduced. Beale carried out the holdup scheme to protest Johnson’s September decision to terminate the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, he said. Those ...
Politico29d
School board fracas highlights Chicago mayor’s turbulent tenure
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was catapulted into office ... Black communities have debated whether the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system approved during Emanuel’s administration ...