Waukegan mayor vetoes council effort to hire its own attorney; ‘We can’t just manufacture money’
The mayor’s veto is slated for placement on the City Council’s agenda for its meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, where ...
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Spending during Chicago’s first school board campaign season exceeded $13 million
The Chicago Teachers Union was the biggest spender in Chicago’s first school board elections, which pitted the union against ...
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Chicago Launches ‘Know Your Rights’ Ad Campaign on CTA System as Communities Brace for Potential ICE Raids
The campaign aims to educate residents about their rights in the event of being stopped or detained by federal agents with ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vow to push back on President Trump as he takes oath
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker delivered their opening salvos Monday against Republican President Donald Trump ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s finance reports show trouble raising money, accounting for it
State records show that from July through September 2024, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s political fund raised about $3,500, at that point his lowest haul during his first two years in office.
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Brandon Johnson's campaign fund returns $1,000 to O'Hare concessions executive
Jim Vondruska / Sun-Times Share Was it an ethics violation for Mayor Brandon ... the same day the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Brooks’ August 2023 donation to Johnson, the campaign fund ...
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Erie Mayor Joe Schember, facing primary challenge, kicks off re-election campaign
Erie Mayor Joe Schember has made it official: he is seeking a third four-year term. Schember officially kicked off his re-election campaign Thursday via a social media post on his Facebook ...
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Stringer Unveils Child Care Plan to Kick Off His Mayoral Campaign
Scott Stringer, a former New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, will center his campaign on making the city more livable for families. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons Scott Stringer ...
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NYC mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer proposes ban on donations from lobbyists, city contractors
Stringer, whose 2021 mayoral campaign was upended by accusations of sexual impropriety he has denied, said he would use both executive power and City Council legislation to enact his proposed ...
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Chicago blocks proposal that'd allow law enforcement to cooperate with ICE on targeting criminal migrants
Many Chicago residents are frustrated with city officials, particularly Mayor Brandon Johnson and his handling of the situation. One resident who spoke at the city council meeting on Wednesday ...
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Cuomo poised to shake up NYC mayor’s race: ‘The 900-pound gorilla in this room’
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is poised to jump into the New York City mayoral race as soon as next month, threatening to roil an already unprecedented election that finds embattled Mayor ...
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On day after city credit downgrade, Johnson seeks to float up to $830M in debt
Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to sell as much as $830 million in general obligation bonds, filing an ordinance to approve the ...