Community group calls for dismissal of Chicago cops with ties to extremist Oath Keepers
Activists, elected officials call on Mayor Brandon Johnson, who said he'd fire cops linked to extremist organizations, to ...
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Chicago City Council unanimously rejects Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike
The mayor and council members are now negotiating hikes to taxes and fees on alcohol, streaming services and garbage ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson makes no promises after warnings over proposed police reform cuts
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday pushed back on criticism that his Chicago police budget plan endangers the department’s ...
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Community calls for firing of Chicago police officers allegedly on Oath Keepers membership list
CHICAGO (WLS ... right antigovernment group the Oath Keepers. Chicago police have declined to take disciplinary action against those officers. Now there are calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
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A majority of the Chicago City Council is calling for an early vote on mayor’s property tax hike
A majority of Chicago City Council members are critical of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed ... Johnson back to the budget drawing board. A group of 29 alderpersons across the political spectrum ...
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After several turmoil-filled months, Brandon Johnson and CTU’s education agenda takes a hit
Chicago voters largely rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda ... Without the backing of either heavyweight group, Jessica Biggs claimed a decisive win in District 6, as two other ...
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Chicago mayor's police budget plan cuts constitutional policing, other reform offices: ‘It’s a gutting’
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan ... The reform management group responsible for tracking reform efforts consistent with the consent decree would shrink by about 10%, from ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Floats a Liquor Tax Increase in His 2025 Budget
Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed ... a national lobbying group, has come out against the budget. The council sent out a news release.
Big Banks Likely Gained More Than $1 Billion From Bitcoin’s Surge
Most U.S. banks are not allowed to hold bitcoin directly. Despite this, CFTC data shows they are sitting on big post-election ...
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Mayor Johnson vs. Donald Trump? In CPS School Board races, big money defines messaging, voters’ choices
These campaign mailers were sent to prospective Chicago school board voters from Districts 2 and 4. INCS President Andrew Broy said the group’s anti ... extent to which a mayor can shape the ...