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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s anti-violence strategy takes ex-Mayor Lightfoot’s plans to a new level in 4 violent neighborhoods

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans a range of resources, including another round of guaranteed basic income, targeted this time to four neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 19, 2023

Bally’s casino at Medinah Temple will ‘secure Chicago’s fiscally strong and vibrant future,’ Johnson says

Johnson helped cut the ceremonial ribbon Tuesday at Medinah Temple, which is expected to take bets for the next three years while a bigger permanent casino is built in River West.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023

Worst-case scenario: Chicago budget gap could reach $1.9 billion by 2026

Mayor Brandon’s three-year budget forecast is a far cry from the rosy picture painted by his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot, who had projected an $85 million 2024 budget shortfall.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 13, 2023

Johnson wins first test of City Council muscle

By a 41-9 vote, Mayor Brandon Johnson reshaped the City Council in his progressive image.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2023

History, humility, hope — and a few hugs — mark swearing in of younger, more diverse City Council: ‘We need a fresh start’

New members said they were moved by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s inaugural address and caught up in the excitement of taking the oath of office. “It’s a new day in the city of Chicago,” said freshman Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th).

Chicago Sun-Times · May 16, 2023

4 business groups endorse Vallas in April 4 mayoral runoff

The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and other groups backing Vallas stayed neutral in February. Brandon Johnson, meanwhile, touted support from a group of Black firefighters, paramedics, Council members and leaders in the city’s Polish community.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 20, 2023

With Lightfoot a lame duck, City Council looks to declare independence

Three committee chairs are working behind the scenes to reorganize and empower the City Council before a new mayor and Council are seated.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 13, 2023

Former prosecutor Bill Conway wins aldermanic race in newly drawn Fulton Market, West Loop ward

Across the city’s West Side, freshmen and longtime City Council members awaited results an hour and half after polls closed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

The scramble to help newly arrived migrants, R. Kelly’s sentence and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

Ald. Jason Ervin now faces challenger in West Side’s 28th Ward as opponent is reinstated

The Illinois Appellate Court overturned an election board ruling that Shawn A. Walker didn’t have enough signatures on his ballot petitions. Now he will face incumbent Ald. Jason Ervin in one of Chicago’s most violent wards.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023