Alders frustrated with delay in Mayor Brandon Johnson's promise to replace ShotSpotter gunshot detection system

It has been nearly two years since Mayor Brandon Johnson decommissioned the city's controversial ShotSpotter gunshot ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Budget talks stall after offer to drop plan to raise garbage collection fees fails to sway Mayor Johnson

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NBC Chicago

What is a social media tax? Chicago mayor's proposed new tax explained

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed his 2026 budget plan Thursday and in it was a mention of a social media-based tax. But what exactly is that and what would it mean if the budget is passed?

Mayor Johnson pushes back on local government funding cuts, calls for administrative cuts instead

Brandon Johnson and other Illinois mayors pushed back on Gov. JB Prizker's proposed budget reductions for local governments ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, other leaders press Illinois lawmakers for more funding

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other mayors are asking Illinois lawmakers to increase the share of income tax revenue that ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Springfield wish list: Digital ad tax and other levies — but not the Bears’ bill

Mayor Brandon Johnson will head to Springfield this week with a revenue wish list he says Chicago needs, while the Bears try ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson in Springfield pushes against Bears suburban stadium and for Chicago funding boost

Three weeks before the Illinois General Assembly’s scheduled adjournment, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pressed to restore ...
AOL

Brandon Johnson Stalked and Threatened His Ex-Wives Before They Teamed Up to Take Him Down. Here's Where the “Don't Date Brandon” Subject Is Today

Brandon Johnson is no longer hiding behind lies. The Paramount+ docuseries Don’t Date Brandon, which premiered Oct. 28, unpacks the Washington native's more than 20 years of history of alleged ...