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CHICAGO (WGN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed an acting Cook County commissioner to be the new 35th Ward alderman. Anthony Quezada will fill the vacancy left by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa ...
Ramirez-Rosa stepped down as alderman last month after Johnson chose him as the new head of the Chicago Park District. The move to replace Ramirez-Rosa with Quezada is no surprise. Before he was ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson has tapped former Ald ... rewarding someone who’s a known bully.” As an alderman, Arena won respect from Chicago progressives during his two terms on the City Council ...
(The Center Square) – Although Mayor Brandon Johnson says he is starting Chicago’s budget process earlier than ever, one alderman says the city’s deficit could be much greater than the mayor ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson made clear on Tuesday that he doesn’t intend to play nice with President Donald Trump to avert a potential withholding of more than $3 billion. “Trying to force ...
An alderman representing part of downtown ... simply pushes the challenge elsewhere," he said. CBS News Chicago has learned the Johnson administration has a new strategy to try to curb teen ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused President Donald Trump of acting like a "terrorist" with threats to strip away federal funding from sanctuary cities. "Try to force your will to break the ...
The Chicago Bears began their offseason program this week, their first opportunity to begin working with new head coach Ben Johnson and the highly regarded coaching staff he built around him.
Ego matches between Chicago mayors ... out,” the 35th Ward alderman said during an explosive City Council hearing. “But I will.” In December 2023, the state nixed Johnson’s plan for ...
Johnson cited personnel, pension and contractual costs as key budgetary challenges. He also said the Trump administration threatened to cut more than $3 billion in federal funding.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 05: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on sanctuary cities' policies at the U.S. Capitol on March 05 ...