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String of leadership changes rattles City Hall days after mayor reportedly warned of plans to clean house
Only days after Mayor Brandon Johnson reportedly warned of plans to clean house, leaders of several Chicago agencies ...
Aviation, COPA chiefs out after Johnson vows to purge disloyal staff
The Sun-Times reported Mayor Johnson's warning that he was ready to send people packing. On Thursday, Aviation Commissioner ...
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Chicago inspector general alleges obstruction by Johnson, Lightfoot administrations
In a memo released Thursday to the Chicago City Council, Inspector General Debora Witzburg outlined practices that she claims negatively impacted the pace, independence, and effectiveness of OIG’s ...
3 top Chicago officials stepping down, days after Mayor Johnson warned of City Hall firings
Aviation Commissioner Jamie Rhee is retiring, OEMC director Jose Tirado is "transitioning out" and COPA chief Andrea Kersten ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson accepts GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month as part of a Republican-led House probe into sanctuary cities, ...
WBEZ14d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to tax hemp and pass the ‘Anjanette Young ordinance’ in his 2025 to-dos
Johnson’s team is laying out its first-quarter priorities. What’s not on the list is solutions to big fiscal cliffs for city agencies. Coming off a bruising budget season, Chicago Mayor ...
Chicago Sun-Times14d
Give a gift to the city, Mayor Johnson, and open up the 'gift room'
Yet, as Fran Spielman reported, Mayor Brandon Johnson has not been open about gifts he’s received. When Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s investigators sought access to a room where ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel14d
Mayor Johnson's stalled Milwaukee housing growth plan being revised in response to concerns
Mayor Cavalier Johnson's stalled housing growth plan will be revised in response to concerns raised by Milwaukee residents. Known as Growing MKE, it seeks to encourage housing development by ...
WAPT14d
Mayor appears at city hall minutes before election filing deadline
WELL, IT WAS A CHAOTIC SCENE, BUT HE DID MAKE THE LIST. THE MAYOR CAME DOWN AT 5:00 ON THE DOT WITH THE FOLDER IN HAND, TO SUBMIT HIS PAPERWORK FOR CANDIDACY. BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ...
Crain's Chicago Business14d
Editorial: We should know what's in the mayor's 'gift room' — and who did the giving
we can assume the haul at Chicago's City Hall might not be quite so luxe as what you might find at Buckingham Palace — but assuming is pretty much all we can do, because Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
The Gazette15d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson under fire for accepting gifts ‘on behalf of the city’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accepted many valuable gifts “on behalf of the city” but failed to report them, according to a new report from the city’s inspector general. According to an ...
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Chicago mayor improperly accepting designer gifts like Hugo Boss cuff links, Gucci bag and more: OIG report
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been accused of not properly documenting designer gifts while also blocking access to the City Hall "gift room," according to a report from the City of Chicago ...