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Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on him after his 2023 election.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'disgusting' claim that Trump is militarizing ICE, pointing to sanctuary policies that harbor criminal aliens.
Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg announced she will not seek another term. The decision comes after Chicago's City Council approved new ethics reforms that would give the inspector general more latitude. The new ordinance would give them more access to certain records and limit when a city lawyer can attend investigative interviews.
The Chicago mayor joined host Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss his vision for a "21st-century model" of governance — and to offer advice for New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani — on this month's Ask the Mayor call-in hour.
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Supporters had frantically pushed to tweak the ordinance Wednesday afternoon and believed they had struck a deal to win over critics, but it was not enough.
A measure to help Chicago’s city council limit the mayor’s ability to borrow money has fallen short in committee. Alderman Marty Quinn proposed an ordinance which