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Chicago mayor wants to borrow $830M, which could benefit his Chicago Teachers Union cronies
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked to borrow $830 million one day after the city’s credit rating dipping to near-junk status. He ...
Dolton, Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard, others hit with federal lawsuit over fight at meeting
Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and several others are named in two lawsuits relating to a brawl that broke out during a heated ...
Embattled Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard faces election challenge from one of her 'Dream Team' members
Trustee Jason House was part of Henyard’s “Dream Team” ticket in 2021, when she succeeded in her bid for mayor. At the time, ...
City Council, vote no on Mayor Johnson's $830 million bond issue
The mayor cannot afford to ignore rating agencies and taxpayers with a "scam," Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza ...
Today in Chicago History: ‘Circle campus’ opens
It was called the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle because it was at the circular junction of what became the Kennedy ...
Mayor Johnson preps for sanctuary city testimony, seeks state funds for transportation and education
Mayor Brandon Johnson is preparing for his upcoming showdown with a congressional committee investigating sanctuary cities. He is also counting on state help to deal with some pressing needs in ...
Staffs reflect tense relations of Chicago mayor, Pritzker
Ego matches between Chicago mayors and Illinois governors are so endemic “it’s almost a cliche,” said John Shaw, the director ...
Mayor Johnson cleans house
FLOODING THE ZONE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson followed through on comments he made the other day about axing members of ...
Five-term North Chicago mayor faces primary challenge from alderman
Voters will decide whether Rockingham or Smith will receive the Democratic nomination for mayor when they go to the polls Tuesday to select who will join independents David E. Hood and Ald.