Brandon Johnson, Chicago Mayor

Alders, ex-employees claim Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office abuses Do Not Hire List
Four former employees of the mayor's team were fired then put on the list for reasons that two aldermen say fall well short of what the list was intended for.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson public pensions to be worth $3.8M-$5.5M. Thanks, loopholes!
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pensions are worth an estimated $3.8 million after only four years as a teacher and one term as mayor. It could go even higher, depending on his next job moves.
Aldermen blast Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handling of staff abuse allegations
Aldermen called on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to change the rules governing the do-not-hire list used to block several former employees from future city jobs.
Opinion
Brandon Johnson says he didn't know about the Ronnie Reese allegations. He should have.
The mayor says he was unaware of problems with his communications director until he learned of them in the media. Could that be?
4 city workers fired, placed on 'Do Not Hire' list accuse Mayor Johnson's ex-top aide of retaliation
Landing a job in Mayor Lori Lightfoot's press office was a dream job until Rodriquez was fired from the Brandon Johnson administration and placed on a "Do Not Hire" list. "It completely ruined a future I would have, so it's not fair to me. And for the people behind me, it's not fair to them either," Rodriguez said.
Mayor Brandon Johnson tells City Club he wants Chicago under 500 homicides in 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday debuted a new goal for Chicago: fewer than 500 homicides next year. Johnson floated the benchmark — which has not been achieved since 2015 — during a City Club of Chicago speech,
Chicago aldermen ask for transparency on city's 'do not hire' list
Two Chicago city aldermen are demanding more clarity on the city's "do not hire" policy which started under the tenure of Mayor Brandon Johnson's former communications director, Ronnie Reese, who was forced out of his job after allegations of misogyny,
Chicago residents blast Brandon Johnson over spending on migrants
Chicago residents called out Mayor Brandon Johnson at a City Council meeting Monday for spending over half a billion dollars ...
Mayor Johnson budget team now pushing $60M property tax hike in effort to pass agreement
Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget team is pushing a drastically reduced property tax hike in hopes it might get enough votes to ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he didn’t know about allegations against ex-communications director
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday blamed his office’s handling of harassment complaints against his former communications ...
Johnson working toward budget deal that shrinks property tax increase to $68.1 million
Mayoral allies say the mayor is prepared to accept a much smaller property tax increase along with budget cuts the mayor had ...
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Johnson floats $60 million property tax hike with budget deadline looming
With just under a month before the City Council must approve a 2025 budget, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team spent the weekend ...
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Johnson talks business growth, migrant crisis and city budget in City Club address
Mayor Brandon Johnson addressed the City Club of Chicago on Wednesday for the first time as mayor, having previously spoken ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he doesn’t tolerate behavior that got his ex-spokesman terminated but offers little else
More than a day after it was revealed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s former communications director was terminated amid allegations ...
Johnson leads Miami (FL) against No. 19 Arkansas after 23-point showing
Coral Gables, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami (FL) hosts No. 19 Arkansas after Brandon Johnson scored 23 ...