As his final month on the Wichita City Council unfolded, District 1 Councilmember Brandon Johnson found himself closing out ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday he will not veto the 2026 budget passed by aldermen, conceding a historic struggle that reached the brink of a government shutdown.

We may not have the majority of the City Council but we do have the people,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said just before the the ...

Aldermen passed the final part of a counterproposal to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget on Saturday, redrawing the political ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson called the plan speculative, infeasible and immoral, but has yet to announce whether he would veto the plan. It would take 34 votes to override that rejection.

CHICAGO (WGN) — A bold maneuver from alders around Chicago played out Wednesday as the City Council nears the two-month mark of negotiations since Mayor Brandon Johnson first introduced his proposed ...

Johnson’s appearance, along with that of several Chicago aldermen, raises questions about the unpopular Chicago leader’s tolerance for extremism. Neither Johnson nor the aldermen responded to a ...

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CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a stinging rebuke to opponents of his 2026 budget plan on Tuesday, signaling he will continue digging his heels in on his controversial head tax proposal ...

The Chicago city budget that Mayor Brandon Johnson has put forward for 2026 offers a clear window into his mayoralty. Beneath the technical language and spreadsheets lies a simple reality: it is ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget proposal took a hit this week when the Chicago City Council’s Finance committee voted down his $600 million in taxes 25-10. One of the major sticking points? A ...