Chicago Board of Health urges Mayor Johnson to retain Arwady
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The Chicago Board of Health is asking Mayor Brandon Johnson not to fire Dr. Allison Arwady from her role as the city's top health official.

Keeping campaign promises will take time, top Johnson aide says: ‘Nothing can be done in a single year’

Mayor Brandon Johnson “is not anti-business" and remains committed to talking to business leaders about “what his priorities are and the best way to fund" them, a top mayoral aide said Wednesday.

Migrants bused to big cities like Chicago trigger funding controversy

A controversy has emerged as migrants continue to arrive in cities like Chicago and New York, and the focus is now on the funds needed to support them.

Chicago mayor faces budget challenge amidst migrant influx
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Among the pressing issues facing the still newly-minted Johnson administration: taming unruly teens, finding the city’s next top cop, and perhaps most daunting of all so early in his first term — what to do about the ongoing migrant crisis plaguing the city.

Chicago mayor outlines new strategy for ?teen takeovers? downtown
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A new mayor means a new strategy for teen takeovers in the city of Chicago. That new strategy was on display this past weekend in the South Loop.

Another one of Lightfoot’s Cabinet stars leaving Johnson administration

Gia Biagi announced her resignation from the $204,756-a-year transportation commissioner’s job, another one of the shining stars of Lightfoot’s Cabinet to leave Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration before the 100-day benchmark.

Chicago mayor makes play to keep Bears in the city

As the Chicago Bears kick off their training camp, Mayor Brandon Johnson is making a move to keep the team in the Windy City.

Alderman urges mayor to address alleged disruptive behavior among Chicago's new migrant population

Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez says his constituents have witnessed gang recruitment efforts, drug use, sex acts, and prostitution. He says many migrants are "joyfully ignoring curfew," and heroin abuse is a growing concern.

Chicago mayor makes play to keep Bears in the city
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As the Chicago Bears kick off their training camp, Mayor Brandon Johnson is making a move to keep the team in the Windy City.