brandon johnson mayor of chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson tweaks bond plan

Chicago mayor’s team changes bond issue language as possible vote nears

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is insisting that his reworked $830 million bond issue is critical to city infrastructure. Chicago Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski said Tuesday that language in the mayor’s proposal has been changed so that bond funds could only be used for capital projects.

Chicago Sun-Times · 2h

Mayor Johnson tightens CPS language, stands pat on $830M infrastructure bond on eve of showdown vote

"This is not a payday loan" Mayor Brandon Johnson declared Tuesday in discussing his $830 million bond issue, up for City Council approval Wednesday. Trying to ensure passage, Johnson has, however, tightened language pertaining to CPS but refused to shrink the size or repayment structure of

Chicago Tribune · 3h

Mayor Brandon Johnson tweaks bond plan as City Council set to vote on it

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team is offering aldermen language clarifying that the money will not be used for purposes other than infrastructure repairs and upgrades.

Mayor Brandon Johnson warns he will need to dip into reserves unless school board approves pension payment, borrowing

Mayor Brandon Johnson and his CFO addressed their March 30 deadline to persuade the school board to make a $175 million ...

WHTM Harrisburg on MSN7m

Is Johnson ready to defend Chicago's sanctuary city law to Congress?

Former Congressman Luis Gutierrez believes whatever Mayor Brandon Johnson says to Congress could be used against him and ...

Hosted on MSN7h

Poll: Nearly 80% disapprove of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s approval ratings have plummeted into the single digits, marking one of the worst in political ...

Rift widens between Johnson and inspector general he inherited

Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry fired back two weeks after Witzburg accused Mayor Brandon Johnson and his predecessor Lori Lightfoot of withholding documents, selectively enforcing subpoenas ...

Crain's Chicago Business1h

Johnson pushing CPS to cover disputed $175M pension payment

Johnson won City Council approval of a 2024 budget amendment and 2025 budget that both relied on CPS covering the $175 ...

WBEZ9h

Mayor Johnson’s office intensifies push for CPS borrowing to avoid leaving city in the red

Johnson’s office and the school district have been locked in a dispute for months over responsibility for a pension payment.

IJR1d

Brandon Johnson’s Second Term Dreams May Already Be Dead In The Water, Poll Reveals

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s favorability rating dropped to an all-time low this month, according to a new poll ...

7don MSN

Mayor Johnson discusses mass exodus of senior staffers, upcoming testimony on sanctuary laws

In his first public comments since the announced departure of three city agency bosses, Johnson said, "there might be more ...

FOX News on MSN12d

Chicago mayor's office gives inside look at 'gift room' after watchdog report flagged ethical concerns

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a 20-second video showing the inside of the city's "gift room" in an attempt at ...

13h

Joe Ferguson and Dana Levenson: How Mayor Brandon Johnson should invest in infrastructure while under financial constraint

No one should begrudge Mayor Brandon Johnson wanting to use a municipal bond to finance badly needed infrastructure projects, ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results