Mayor Brandon Johnson defends alderman who spoke at rally in front of burned U.S. flag
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday shrugged off calls from some alderpeople to remove progressive ally Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) as chair of the City Council Housing Committee as punishment for speaking at a pro-Palestinian rally where a protester had burned a U.S. flag last week. “I can be offended by someone’s presentation, […]
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Mayor Johnson: City is “moving quickly” to vaccinate CPS students against measles
CHICAGO (CBS) — Four of the seven measles patients in the Pilsen migrant shelter have been children, and one of those four children is a student in the Chicago Public Schools – attending Philip D. Armour Elementary in Bridgeport. City officials would not say which grade the student was in at the school, and did […]
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Chicago City Council approves Gaza ceasefire resolution directed to Biden | #citycouncil
On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council voted 24-23 to pass a resolution supporting a “humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, with Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson casting the tie-breaking vote. Since the destruction of Gaza began in October, opposition to the genocide and the complicity of the Biden administration has grown in the US. In the Chicago area, […]
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Chicago migrants: Mayor Brandon Johnson extends deadline for evicting migrants from city-run shelters
CHICAGO (WLS) — Hundreds of migrants faced eviction on Feb. 1 from shelters this week as part of the city’s 60-day eviction policy, but at the urging of several alderpersons and mutual aid groups, Mayor Brandon Johnson has extended the deadline for a third time. Mid-March is the new date for the first wave of […]
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson talks migrants, more in interview
CHICAGO (CBS) – A major winter storm is bearing down on Chicago this week as more than 500 migrants were still waiting for shelter space in the city. More than 200 asylum seekers were staying in warming buses at the city’s landing zone. Plus, three more charter buses from Texas were expected to arrive in […]
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Chicago mayor slams Texas Gov. Abbott as ‘reckless’ after migrant bus arrivals
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) went after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday after the governor sent a flight full of migrants from Texas to Chicago. “What Gov. Abbott is doing is, quite frankly, it’s reckless,” Johnson said in a CNN interview. Last week’s chartered flight of 120 migrants marked an expansion of Abbott’s […]
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Progressive Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor levels harsh criticism of Mayor Brandon Johnson in podcast interview
CHICAGO (WLS) — One of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s strongest allies is leveling some harsh criticism at him on a podcast recently, suggesting he may not have been ready for the job. Ald. Jeanette Taylor is known for speaking her mind despite possible fallout, making headlines in 2021 when she went toe-to-toe with then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot […]
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Mayor Johnson says county and state to provide funding for Chicago migrants
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson said Wednesday that the city is expecting Illinois and Cook County officials to soon announce new funding to help the city provide housing and other services for thousands of migrants staying in Chicago. Shortly after the City Council passed his 2024 budget plan, which includes $150 million for services […]
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget easily passes Chicago City Council
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget plan sailed to easy approval on Wednesday, despite concerns from some alderpersons that it earmarks only $150 million to fund assistance for migrants in 2024. The City Council voted 41-8 to approve the mayor’s $16.6 billion spending plan for 2024. The no votes came from Alds. Anthony Beale […]
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Mayor Brandon Johnson to present his 1st Chicago budget to city council amid $538M budget gap | #citycouncil
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 11:32PM CHICAGO — He came into office with big progressive promises. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was elected with an agenda to reopen mental health clinics, help the homeless, put more investments into the South and West sides, and the list goes on. But, will it all be included in Johnson’s first […]
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