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City Council defies Johnson, continues push to keep ShotSpotter
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.
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Mayor offers harshest ShotSpotter criticism yet as aldermen seek extension
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.
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Chicago mayor's top aide under fire as Johnson's approval ratings decline
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.
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Top Johnson aide under fire as poll shows low mayoral approval rating
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.
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Chicago mayor, police superintendent announce new CPD helicopter
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling announced the Chicago Police Department’s new helicopter at a press conference on Friday.
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Chicago officials address public safety after violent Fourth of July weekend
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling and Mayor Brandon Johnson address public safety following a violent Fourth of July weekend in the city.
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Superintendent Snelling, Mayor Johnson address safety concerns after violent Fourth of July weekend
Following a violent Fourth of July weekend in Chicago, CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling and Mayor Brandon Johnson discuss public safety measures.
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Johnson weighs in on Biden's new immigration order
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is reacting after President Joe Biden ‘s executive order aimed at preventing undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from being deported. Lisa Chavarria has the story.
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Chicago officials provide update on 7-year-old child shot to death
A 7-year-old child was shot to death in Chicago’s Near West Side neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.
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What will Brandon Johnson's Reparations Task Force be asked to do?
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order this week establishing a Reparations Task Force, aimed at reversing the impacts that discriminatory polices like Jim Crow and other laws had on Black residents in the city.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson launches reparations taskforce, earmarks $500,000 towards studying the issue
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced the formation of a new taskforce aimed at considering reparations for Black Chicagoans.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson launches reparations taskforce as Juneteenth nears
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced the formation of a new taskforce aimed at considering reparations for Black Chicagoans, and Mary Ann Ahern has the details.
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Johnson campaign used $30K in campaign funds on hair, makeup expenses
Questions have arisen over Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reportedly using campaign funds to pay for hair and makeup expenses, both for himself and for others connected to his campaign
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Brandon Johnson spent $30K in campaign dollars on hair and makeup: report
Questions have erupted following a Chicago Sun-Times report that revealed Mayor Brandon Johnson used campaign funds to pay for $30,000 related to hair and make-up expenses during a period of 15 months. NBC Chicago’s Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern explains.
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Chicago's Maxwell Street Market to return to original site for first time in 30 years
The iconic Maxwell Street Market will return to its original home in Chicago later this month, the city announced in a press release.
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Chicago mayor speaks after suspect charged in murder of Officer Luis Huesca
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke at a Friday press conference after the arrest of Xavier Tate in the murder of CPD Officer Luis Huesca.
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Chicago adds funds into $500-a-month guaranteed income program
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced an additional $32 million in investments for a program that provided $500 per month in guaranteed income for lower-income households in the city.
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Johnson addresses Huesca shooting amid continued debates over ShotSpotter
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke to reporters about the shooting death of CPD Officer Luis Huesca as lawmakers continue debate over whether to eliminate ShotSpotter, as Mary Ann Ahern explains.
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Man behind effort to recall Chicago's mayor says he's not ‘some dude from the suburbs'
Dan Boland, of Lakeview, aims to get 56,464 petition signatures to put a mayoral recall ordinance on Chicago’s ballot this fall.
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Despite Illinois law prohibiting mayoral recalls, man launches effort to recall Mayor Johnson
Despite an Illinois law that prohibits elected officials besides the state’s governor from being recalled, one man is launching an effort to recall Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.