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From banning the sale of rancid meat to vetoing a snap curfew, Chicago mayors have long flexed political muscle over proposed laws
Mayor Brandon Johnson recently issued the first veto by a Chicago mayor in 19 years. But mayoral vetoes once were common. A ...
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Chicago Mayor and Restaurant Lobby Once Again Spar Over the Tipping Ordinance
Dueling campaigns with conflicting statistics debate whether Chicago restaurants face a crisis due to a 2023 ordinance that phases out the tipped minimum wage ...
Violent crime in Chicago plummets in first half of 2025, mayor says
The mayor praised Chicago police commanders for effectively deploying resources, as well as community violence intervention ...
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Chicago sees 33% drop in homicides through first half of 2025, data shows
County data show that Chicago could be on track to record fewer than 500 homicides this year, which would be the lowest total ...
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Chicago’s Mayor Claps Back at Trump Deeming the City the Next ICE Target
President Donald Trump is planning Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) operations in some of the nation’s largest ...
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Mayor Johnson Launches 2026 Budget Engagement Roundtables to Shape Chicago's Fiscal Future Amid $1 Billion Shortfall
Mayor Brandon Johnson announces 2026 Budget Engagement Roundtable events for Chicagoans' input on city budget priorities.
Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up poised to buy his childhood home
A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrates Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance at rally
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected to join a rally Monday to celebrate Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance. On ...