The rookie mayor started out wanting to reshape CFD by doubling the number of daily “variances” that allow the city to operate with four employees on engines and trucks in all double-houses. He ended up retreating from that demand,

More than 325,000 students in Chicago Public Schools will be back in the classroom Monday to begin the 2025-26 academic year — and from new books to new teachers to familiar faces, there’s a lot to be excited about.

Mayor Brandon Johnson keeps demanding that a broke Chicago Public Schools shoulder a $175 million pension payment.

The mayor's statement came in response to a question about a pension bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker last week.

"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson fires back at 'incompetent' Trump jab in epic clap back moment! Find out how he shut down the criticism.

Chicago Chief Financial Officer raised eyebrows when she labeled opposition to progressive taxes as “the crime of the century.”

City and district leaders rang a ceremonial bell this morning to mark the first day of classes at Chicago Public Schools. Students are heading back to class even though the school board has yet to pass a budget.

Progressive mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson and Sen. Bernie Sanders raise their hands to a crowd of supporters at Johnson's rally at the UIC Forum March 30, 2023, in Chicago.

The city of Chicago settled a lawsuit Friday that claimed police used the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system as a pretext for unlawful stops — even as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration considers bringing the technology back.

Brandon Johnson, 47, a union organizer endorsed by the teachers union, beat out Paul Vallas, 69, a former city budget director backed by the city's police union, in a tight runoff that marked a ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was among those attending a groundbreaking Monday morning for a new concourse at O'Hare International Airport.