Mayor Johnson braces City Hall for possible midyear layoffs

Instead of working with the City Council to make the alternative revenue package work, the mayor is preparing for the worst ...
Washington Examiner

Brandon Johnson says Chicago ‘ready’ for DNC as week filled with protests looms

Despite the threat of looming mass protests in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has insisted that the city is ready for the convention and any ...

City Hall hiring freezes, including under Mayor Brandon Johnson, have proved to be more of a chill

Hundreds of workers were brought on to the payroll since Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration instituted the hiring freeze ...
NBC Chicago

Alders, mayor at a standoff over budget as government shutdown threat nears

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will "do everything in [his] power" to avoid a government shutdown in the city of Chicago, despite the fact that he and members of City Council still have not reached a ...