Brandon Johnson, Chicago Mayor

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire for social media posts from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the mayor, deemed antisemitic, misogynistic and conspiratorial.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs in on presidential election, CPS Board fallout
Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned for Kamala Harris this past weekend in North Carolina, is reflecting on the election, with one day left.
WATCH LIVE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to deliver 2025 budget address
The address is expected to include a proposal for a property tax hike -- a plan that Johnson steadfastly promised against during his run for office.
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Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson did the right thing in axing Rev. Mitchell Johnson from the Chicago School Board
No wonder Chicago’s one Jewish alderman, Debra Silverstein, 50th, called upon Mitchell Johnson to resign, saying that these comments make Jewish families feel unsafe at Chicago Public Schools, and found close to 30 other aldermen to join her in her quest.
Florida Amendment 1 Election Results: Require Partisan School Board Elections
This amendment would require that district school board members be chosen in a partisan election, instead of a nonpartisan one. Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre,
Chicago voters to elect 10 school board members. Here's who's on the ballot.
For the first time in Chicago history, voters this year will get to choose some of the members of the Chicago Board of Education, which is on schedule fo be a fully voter-elected board by 2027.
Chicago school board election not going well for Mayor Brandon Johnson and CTU
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda is taking a hit as only a few candidates endorsed by teachers union held early leads in the city’s first school board election.
Chicago's 1st elected school board chosen Tuesday
History is being made Tuesday as Chicago residents elect 10 school board members for the first time. The first set of rankings for the inaugural 12-team playoff will be released on Tuesday. Both players ended up getting technicals in Nuggets-Timberwolves.
Election 2024 live updates: Chicago voters cast their ballots for president, school board
The polls opened at 6 a.m. for Election Day as Chicago voters decide on key races, including the president and the city's first-ever elected school board. Early voting turnout in Illinois was down from 2020,
Chicago school board election results: Which candidates are in the lead
For the first time, Chicago voters were tasked with electing members of the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education.
Chicagoans cast votes in first-ever school board election
After being solely under control of the mayor for the last 30 years, voters on Tuesday will elect members of the Chicago Board of Education.
Editorial: Aldermen must force Mayor Brandon Johnson to find solutions other than a massive property tax hike
The Editorial Board met with the mayor for the first time since his election and appreciated the opportunity. Here are our ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
Johnson campaigned on a promise not to raise property taxes, but said he was left with no choice given the city's massive ...
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Mayor Johnson vs. Donald Trump? In CPS School Board races, big money defines messaging, voters’ choices.
But based on what’s been landing in many voters’ mailboxes, texts and on their television screens, it would be hard to blame ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s property tax hike gets opposition, caution from aldermen
When lukewarm applause followed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget address Wednesday, it was clear what had sucked the enthusiasm ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils $17.3 billion city budget, proposes steep property tax increase
Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the City Council Wednesday as he unveils his proposed budget for 2025, which includes a ...
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Despite a hiring freeze, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration still made hundreds of new hires
A WBEZ analysis shows the city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September.
Mayor Brandon Johnson seeks $300 million property tax hike in 2025 budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday will propose Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 ...
Sources: Mayor Brandon Johnson will propose property tax increase when he presents 2025 budget this week
While campaigning to be mayor prior to his election in April 2023, Brandon Johnson repeatedly vowed he would not raise city ...
‘Heartbroken': Chicago mayor vows justice for fallen CPD officer's family
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed in a statement Tuesday to bring justice to the family of Chicago Police Department ...