‘Yo!’ Mayor Brandon Johnson’s texts reveal governing style and intrigue at City Hall
The mayor’s exchanges with officials show he is more reluctant than predecessors Lori Lightfoot and Rahm Emanuel to put much ...
ICE arrests hit Chicago • Tiffany Henyard investigation • Missing woman dies
CHICAGO - Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a nationwide operation to arrest undocumented immigrants, including ...
Crain's Chicago Business3d
Chicago's TIF spending process violated transparency laws, judge rules
A committee created by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to review funding requests from the city's tax increment financing ...
City Journal4d
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: the Failing-Mayors Trifecta
Of the three, Johnson won his position most recently, in an April 2023 election that saw voters dump incumbent Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot. She had angered voters by failing to stem rising ...
The Michigan Daily3d
Former Chicago and Seattle mayors reflect on governing in times of crisis at the Ford School
The Ford School of Public Policy hosted former Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan ...
Crain's Chicago Business7d
Chicago braces for fight with Trump border czar
There are good reasons to expect that Chicago would be the primary target,” said U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.