The Latest Breaking News from Brandon Johnson

City leaders should apply for a share of billions in federal money through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a portion of which must be used in disadvantaged communities.

For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments

CHICAGO — The weekend shootings of three teenagers in two separate incidents drew responses from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson as summer looms.

CHICAGO — One warm evening last July, SEIU Local 73 President Dian Palmer got a call out of the blue from Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who wanted to meet.

Once he’s in office, Johnson has a chance to take Chicago in a new direction to achieve better public safety for everyone, writes Alexandra Block of the ACLU of Illinois. But it will take immediate action.

Chicago’s fiscal challenges can’t be solved with smoke and mirrors

One of the most urgent decisions facing Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is whom to appoint as police superintendent. The job description is daunting, as Chicago is facing a dual crisis: devastatingly high rates of gun violence and a police department lacking trust from the community it exists to serve.

The city’s $80 million bid package beat out rival proposals from Atlanta and New York City, capping more than a year of campaigning to bring the convention back to Chicago for the first time since 1996.

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

He’s vowed to add 200 detectives, shut off ShotSpotter, expand crisis teams, create trauma centers and boost efforts against domestic violence.

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison will be joined by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a co-chair of the DNC, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson.