CPS class of 2023 students earn collective $2.2 million in scholarships
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The class of 2023 double the amount of scholarship money earned to $2.2 million. Mayor Johnson commended the students' achievements with CPS CEO at Orr Academy High School Wednesday morning.

Johnson criticizes media coverage of Chicago violence, calls for youth jobs

In a speech delivered to a group of business leaders on Tuesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson voiced his criticism towards the "media," although he did not explicitly mention any specific outlet.

Johnson criticizes media coverage of Chicago violence
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In a speech delivered to a group of business leaders on Tuesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson voiced his criticism towards the "media," although he did not explicitly mention any specific outlet.

Protesters take to City Hall in fight against Southside Recycling

Southeast Side residents called on Mayor Brandon Johnson to support them and not allow the metal shredding company to operate in their community.

Mayor to Chicago police graduates: ‘I will have your back’

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday assured 261 new police officers, “I will have your back" — and the rookies applauded when their mayor declared: “If you don’t live in the city of Chicago, you don’t have a right to talk about the city of Chicago."

Johnson chooses former Daley buildings commissioner to serve as corporation counsel

Mary Richardson-Lowry is the teacher’s daughter who survived the gang-infested public schools of crime-ridden Compton, California to serve as Chicago building commissioner, then School Board President under former Mayor Richard M. Daley.

Daley brothers discuss new Chicago mayor, potential tax increases

Former White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley and his brother, Cook County Commissioner John Daley, have more than a combined century of experience between them.

Tempers flare in City Council meeting about migrant housing in Chicago
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Tension was high during Chicago's City Council meeting Wednesday over what to do with the large influx of migrants being bussed into the city.

Man, 64, charged in fatal stabbing near Mayor Brandon Johnson’s home

A man is facing charges after allegedly stabbing a woman to death Saturday in the Austin neighborhood, just blocks from Mayor Brandon Johnson's home.