Mayor Brandon Johnson tells CPS CEO Pedro Martinez he wants him out, sources say
After months of tension, Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez this week that he wants the ...
Chicago City Council deals major blow to Mayor Johnson on ShotSpotter
The acrimony between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago City Council grows as he issues a rare veto on their vote to defy ...
Raise haze — facing a $1 billion budget gap, Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay hike next year
Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...
Mayor Johnson condemns ShotSpotter as 'a walkie-talkie on a pole' days before system shuts down
The city spent "$100 million for a walkie-talkie on a pole, and the reason why they said we needed it was to reduce gun ...
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Johnson faces fresh opposition on ShotSpotter as City Council gears up for more fights
With a months-long fight over the mayor's zoning chair pick seemingly settled, a new front is opening in the battle over ...
Mayor offers harshest ShotSpotter criticism yet as aldermen seek extension
The ongoing debate over whether to keep ShotSpotter, the technology used by police to alert them when gunfire is heard, will come to a vote at the Chicago City Council Wednesday.