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Editorial: With ShotSpotter’s looming demise, Brandon Johnson turns his back on neighborhoods whose votes made him mayor

We’ve seen plenty of Chicago mayors do things that turned out to be wildly unpopular in retrospect. Richard M. Daley’s disastrous parking-meter deal leaps to mind. But Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on ending Chicago’s use of the ShotSpotter gun-detection technology is one for the record books when it comes to head-scratching political decisions.

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Johnson accused of picking another police-related fight with City Council

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has authorized selling a former Illinois National Guard armory to the city for $1 for the "express purpose" of creating a new police district. But Mayor Brandon Johnson now wants to use the building for "storage,

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City Council cracks down on lobbyist campaign donations to mayor after Johnson took contributions

The rule puts teeth in an Emanuel-era ethics policy by empowering a board to suspend lobbyists who contribute to mayoral campaign funds.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson tells CPS CEO Pedro Martinez he wants him out, sources say

After months of tension, Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez on Thursday that he wants the ...

Ald. Silvana Tabares: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership needs a lesson in math

It’s an age-old maxim to say politics is a game of addition, not subtraction. Coalition building is about bringing people ...

Mayor Johnson condemns ShotSpotter as 'a walkie-talkie on a pole' days before system shuts down

The city spent "$100 million for a walkie-talkie on a pole, and the reason why they said we needed it was to reduce gun ...

Raise haze — facing a $1 billion budget gap, Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay hike next year

Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson slow on push to put civilians in CPD jobs

Mayor Brandon Johnson has made little progress hiring civilians to new administrative positions in the Chicago Police ...

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Mayor Johnson Launches $230M Affordable Housing Developments in Chicago's West Garfield Park and Near South Side

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces two Chicago housing developments funded by new HED bonds, enhancing affordable housing in the ...

Brandon Johnson thriving as unbeaten Warrenton's new QB. And his old job at safety, too.

WARRENTON — Brandon Johnson is digging this quarterbacking thing. The Warrenton High senior has been a standout at safety the ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson nods to possible loss for Bring Chicago Home, vows to continue fight

Mayor Brandon Johnson acknowledged Wednesday that hope was waning for the Bring Chicago Home referendum but remained defiant, saying his progressive agenda would go on regardless of whether the ...

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