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Chicago mayor vows to ‘resist’ ICE subpoena for records of applicants in city ID program used by immigrants
The Chicago clerk’s office has kept identifying application materials for more than 2,700 people who used the online CityKey ...
Progressive Chicago mayor advocates for new 1% grocery tax to help billion-dollar deficit
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and his aides argued in favor of a grocery tax during a city committee meeting to replace a ...
Implement a Chicago grocery tax, Mayor Brandon Johnson tells aldermen
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top finance leaders urged aldermen to implement the tax soon during a Tuesday meeting of the City ...
Police Supt. Larry Snelling wants snap curfew power Mayor Brandon Johnson doesn't want to give him
What that curfew would be used for is deterrence. We would like to have something like that in advance when we know that ...
Trump rides to the rescue of Chicago’s flailing mayor
Two years ago, Chicago voters dumped their unpopular incumbent mayor, Lori Lightfoot, a standard-issue Democratic progressive ...
Mayor Johnson says there have been "conversations" around tax on wealthy for Chicago transit funding
The mayor said Tuesday that he is hopeful lawmakers in Springfield will reach a transit deal before the Chicago Transit ...
Major City Mayor Pushes 'Grocery Tax'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants "to reinstate a 1% grocery tax" in Chicago, according to Fox 32. Johnson's push for the ...
Chicago's Mayor Johnson is so focused on race he can't see the truth about humanity
Controversy surrounds Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson as DOJ probes his administration's hiring practices amid accusations of ...
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Chicago Minimum Wage to Rise to $16.60 in July, Mayor Johnson Announces Sweeping Labor Law Updates
Chicago's minimum wage will increase to $16.60 starting July 1, with raised wages for tipped workers and changes to paid leave.
2 years after inauguration, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he thinks his poll numbers will bounce back
Currently, Mayor Johnson has strong crime numbers to boast about — a 24% drop in homicides since taking office. But his poll ...
ICE subpoenas Chicago for personal information in city program used by immigrants: mayor's office
After U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenaed the city of Chicago for the personal information in a program used by immigrants, city officials said they have not turned anything over to ...