Chicago Tribune

Mayor Brandon Johnson tweaks head tax plan to target bigger companies, opponents balk

Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a new version of his head tax Tuesday, altering the controversial measure to target bigger businesses for more money per employee as he seeks to get backing from enough ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Brandon Johnson makes emotional plea for embattled corporate head tax proposal

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City Journal

Brandon Johnson’s Budget Would Wreck Chicago’s Future

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 Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson will push for budget vote next week, even with Finance chair opposed to head tax 'at any level'

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Democracy Now

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Calls on U.N. to Probe U.S. Gov’t over Immigration Crackdown

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling on the United Nations to investigate the U.S. federal government over its “abusive immigration crackdowns” in the city. Johnson addressed members of the U.N.
ABC 7 Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks before UN Human Rights Council

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke to United Nations leaders in Geneva, Switzerland. He joined a discussion Friday morning with members of the U.N.'s Human Rights Council. Johnson ...
Chicago Tribune

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget pitch blames ‘Trump Deficit,’ but Chicago’s money woes found elsewhere

The opening salvo in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s third budget cycle was directed clearly and unequivocally at President Donald Trump, but it also carried a pointed message to aldermen. Employing dark ...
Variety

‘Don’t Date Brandon’: His Former Wives Explain Why They Will Do Anything to Warn Women About Their Dangerous Conman Ex-Husband

More than a decade ago, Amber Rasmussen met Brandon Johnson on Tinder and was smitten. Johnson’s “crazy” ex-wife, Athena Klingerman, was annoying, and constantly texting Johnson about their young ...
NJ.com

Where is Brandon Johnson now? An update on the true crime doc ‘Don’t Date Brandon’

Two of Brandon Johnson’s ex-wives, Athena Klingerman and Amber Rasmussen, recount his pattern of lying, cheating, and abusing women in the Paramount+ docuseries “Don’t Date Brandon.” Brandon, now 45, ...
Yahoo

Don’t Date Brandon: Where Is Brandon Johnson Now?

In the brand-new Paramount+ documentary, Don’t Date Brandon, two of Brandon Johnson’s ex-wives expose a disturbing trail of abuse, fraud, and deception behind the convicted con-man. However, after the ...
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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 was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assault and attempted kidnapping with intent to rape in 2023 Brandon Johnson is no longer hiding behind lies. The Paramount+ docuseries Don’t ...