Mayor Brandon Johnson warns he will need to dip into reserves unless school board approves pension payment, borrowing
Mayor Brandon Johnson and his CFO addressed their March 30 deadline to persuade the school board to make a $175 million ...
Chicago mayor’s team changes bond issue language as possible vote nears
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is insisting that his reworked $830 million bond issue is critical to city infrastructure.
Crain's Chicago Business3h
Johnson pushing CPS to cover disputed $175M pension payment
Johnson won City Council approval of a 2024 budget amendment and 2025 budget that both relied on CPS covering the $175 ...
IJR1d
Brandon Johnson’s Second Term Dreams May Already Be Dead In The Water, Poll Reveals
Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s favorability rating dropped to an all-time low this month, according to a new poll ...
WBEZ11h
Mayor Johnson’s office intensifies push for CPS borrowing to avoid leaving city in the red
Johnson’s office and the school district have been locked in a dispute for months over responsibility for a pension payment.
Mayor Johnson urged to shrink $830 million in borrowing, tighten language on CPS funding
Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson warned that major changes are needed, not only to lock in the 26 votes needed for ...
Crain's Chicago Business1d
Johnson pressured to amend $830M borrowing plan before City Council vote
Johnson and his senior aides spent the weekend listening to what changes may be needed to avoid a loss at Wednesday’s City ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN1d
Nearly 80% of Chicagoans disapprove of Mayor Brandon Johnson, new poll finds
Just under 80% of respondents in a new poll said they disapprove of the job that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is doing.
Chicago inspector general accuses Mayor Johnson and former Mayor Lightfoot of interfering with investigations
The mayor's top attorneys have insisted on sitting in on investigative interviews that might embarrass city leaders, ...
Rift widens between Johnson and inspector general he inherited
Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry fired back two weeks after Witzburg accused Mayor Brandon Johnson and his predecessor Lori Lightfoot of withholding documents, selectively enforcing subpoenas ...