Mayor Johnson dodges questions on budget, CTU contract, downplays strain with Gov. JB Pritzker
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged questions about the budget and teachers' contract, while downplaying how strained his ...
Chicago in 2025 will see hikes in taxes, fines and fees as part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest budget
Chicagoans in 2025 will start paying more in certain taxes, fines and fees as part of balanced budget OK’d by Mayor Brandon ...
After hemp bill defeat, Illinois Gov. Pritzker rips Chicago Mayor Johnson for poor Springfield relationships
Fresh off a rare defeat in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday delivered some of his sharpest words yet against Mayor ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson clashes with Gov. JB Pritzker over Delta 8 regulation
Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate Delta 8 and Delta 9 products, banning their sale in gas stations ...
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Key City Panel Advances Measure to Ban Sale of Intoxicating Hemp in 2 Southwest Side Wards
If approved by the full City Council, violations of the ordinance could trigger fines of at least $2,000 and no more than ...
With Johnson, Pritzker at odds over a crackdown on hemp products, bill regulating those products dies
Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell ...
City Council finally passes Johnson's $17.3B budget — with no property tax hike
A City Council rebellion not seen in decades ultimately forced Mayor Brandon Johnson to honor his campaign promise to hold ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appoints a seventh school board member
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Mayor Brandon Johnson picked a business owner and ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson announces new Board of Education appointees to be seated with elected members in January
Among a slate of nine appointees, Johnson named business consultant Sean ... alike will each serve two-year terms. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at City Hall after his proposed budget narrowly ...
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City council approves Mayor Johnson's latest budget proposal, without property tax hike
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council has approved Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget after more ... And some in the business community are critical of the fee hikes, including on plastic bags ...
Hemp regulation bill stalls after lobbying battle between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker
Legislation championed by Gov. JB Pritzker to strongly regulate hemp sales stalled in the Illinois House late Monday after intense lobbying by both the governor and Mayor Brandon Johnson, who opposed ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson $17.3B budget and $68.5M property tax hike squeak through committees
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.3 billion budget ... averting what might have been Chicago’s first budget shutdown. The full City Council will meet Wednesday to defer and publish the budget ...