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Mayor Brandon Johnson's transportation department head exits
The mayor says Tom Carney, who's been in the agency for more than 20 years, is leaving his post to focus on family. He’s the ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes "snap curfew" ordinance passed by city council
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has officially vetoed the "snap curfew" ordinance narrowly passed by the city council earlier ...
'I will veto this ordinance,' Mayor Brandon Johnson says after controversial 'snap' curfew measure passed by City Council
Mayor Brandon Johnson intends to use his veto power to strike down a controversial "snap" curfew ordinance that was approved ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s transportation chief departing City Hall
Tom Carney, a longtime CDOT veteran who Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed to lead the department, told colleagues on Friday ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson faces city grocery tax pushback as state levy expires
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has argued the 1% city grocery tax is necessary as a state grocery tax that sent ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson warns Trump that Chicago has 'to go as far as necessary’ to protect the Constitution
As officials prepare for Trump to escalate immigration enforcement, Johnson says Chicago is prepared to fight in the courts, ...
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Johnson's transportation chief steps down
Tom Carney, a veteran of City Hall who was named commissioner of CDOT in 2023, announced internally he would step down today, ...
Mayor Johnson signs veto of teen curfew ordinance
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a veto of a teen curfew ordinance Friday that had narrowly passed City Council earlier ...
House Speaker Johnson tours ICE facility, says Chicago mayor is 'on the wrong side of the law'
House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for opposing immigration enforcement, saying he was "on ...
Mayor Johnson warns Trump against deploying federal troops for immigration crackdown in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson slammed President Donald Trump for suggesting that military personnel could be deployed to the ...
Mayor Johnson expected to veto curfew ordinance, downtown residents concerned over 'teen takeovers'
Streeterville has endured a pair of "teen takeovers" in the past months, where someone got shot both times. There is concern about what the mayor's expected veto of a curfew ordinance could mean for ...