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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will deliver his highly anticipated 2025 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday morning as the city faces a nearly $1 billion shortfall.

As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers his 2024 budget address during a City Council meeting Wednesday, he is expected to propose something he promised wouldn’t while on the campaign trail: a property tax increase.

In light of charges against Lil Durk, the mayor of Chicago was asked specifically about plans for a campaign donation he received from the rapper.

With the flow of migrants seeking asylum drastically slowing down, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced big changes to the city’s policies, as Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The mayor of Chicago acknowledged key partners, including city, state, and faith-based organizations, for their role in sheltering nearly 50,000 new arrivals over the past two years.

President Joe Biden sped up a mandate for Chicago to replace its more than 400,000 lead service lines, cutting in half the deadline — and now requiring that the city get the job done in about 20 years.

Members of the Chicago City Council and community leaders are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate the city’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system.

Members of the Chicago City Council and community leaders are calling on Mayor Brandon Johnson to reactivate the city’s ShotSpotter gunshot detection system. Lexi Sutter has the story.

The ongoing controversy swirling around the board of Chicago Public Schools continues this week as lawmakers spar with Mayor Brandon Johnson.

On Monday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the appointment of six new members of the board, just days after seven members resigned amid disagreements with the mayor’s office. NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s press conference announcing next steps after the resignation of the city’s school board was interrupted multiple times by protesters, creating an often-tense scene.

While Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed a new school board on Monday, just days after all seven members resigned amid school district chaos, protesters interrupted the mayor’s announcement.

The majority of City Council was in disagreement with the move, with 41 of 50 alderman signing onto a letter demanding a hearing take place before Johnson make the appointments on his own.

The entire Chicago Board of Education announced their impending resignations Friday as a leadership dispute between Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration continues. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Hours before the contract ended, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a “Request for Information” plan to “gather recommendations on first responder technology.”

The Chicago City Council made a significant break with Mayor Brandon Johnson, voting to give the deciding vote over ShotSpotter technology to the city’s police superintendent.

The ongoing debate over whether to keep ShotSpotter, the technology used by police to alert them when gunfire is heard, will come to a vote at the Chicago City Council Wednesday. Mary Ann Ahern has the details.

A new poll spells trouble for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. It comes as several aldermen are calling for him to fire one of his top aides for previous remarks about police officers and the war in Gaza.

A top aide for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is under fire as a recent poll shows a low approval rating for the mayor. NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling announced the Chicago Police Department’s new helicopter at a press conference on Friday.