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Mayor Johnson announces appointments of 3 city department commissioners; now subject to City Council approval
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Friday the appointments of three city department commissioners. Tom Carney was appointed as commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Sandra Blakemore was appointed as commissioner of the Department of Human Resources and Alfonzo “Randy” Conner Jr. was appointed as commissioner of the Department of Water Management, the […]
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s allies lay groundwork for ‘mansion tax’ referendum to aid unhoused people
CHICAGO — Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot campaigned on a promise to raise the real estate transfer tax on high-end home sales to create a dedicated funding source to combat homelessness only to break that promise, infuriating what was her progressive base. Mayor Brandon Johnson is not about to make the same mistake. With Gov. JB […]
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