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ICE director blasts Chicago mayor over 'disgusting' militarization claims as officers face rising violence
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'disgusting' claim that Trump is militarizing ICE, ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson warns NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani: ‘The movement doesn’t always show up’
Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on ...
Chicago mayors and their inspector generals: A contentious relationship that almost always ends badly
Deborah Witzburg decided not to seek the second term that Mayor Brandon Johnson was almost certain to deny her. It's not the ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson talks affordable housing, funding CPS, transportation with Reset callers
The Chicago mayor joined host Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss his vision for a "21st-century model" of governance — and to offer ...
Chicago inspector general, often at odds with Mayor Brandon Johnson, drops push for a second term
IG Deborah Witzburg had previously said she was pursuing another four-year term, teeing up a tough choice for Mayor Brandon ...
Chicago mayor vows city police 'will not ever cooperate with ICE'
Mayor Johnson reaffirmed Chicago's status as a welcoming city, stating local police will not work with ICE despite concerns ...
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Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago in victory for progressives
Brandon Johnson, 47, a union organizer endorsed by the teachers union, beat out Paul Vallas, 69, a former city budget director backed by the city's police union, in a tight runoff that marked a ...