WBEZ1d
A Chicago alderperson removed a 'Mazol Tov' pager photo post after criticism it celebrated deadly attacks in Lebanon
Ald. Brendan Reilly told WBEZ “It’s simply a tweet” after his colleagues condemned it, but later deleted the post.
Chicago magazine17h
City Council Is Seeing Red With Johnson’s Ranks
Brandon Johnson is playing politics as his predecessors did, like appointing loyal organizers. But the flavor of his politics ...
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 ...
Mayor Johnson backs off progressive ally as Zoning Chair pick, selects Burnett instead
The shift by Brandon Johnson to elevate Alderman Walter Burnett into the post key to the city’s real estate business follows ...
Crain's Chicago Business1d
City Council ends Zoning chair dispute, approves Burnett for the job
The powerful Zoning Committee has been without a permanent chair for almost a year as Mayor Brandon Johnson unsuccessfully ...
blockclubchicago1d
West Loop’s Ald. Walter Burnett Becomes Zoning Committee Chair
The appointment ends a months-long saga after Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa resigned as zoning chair and as the mayor’s floor ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN1d
Chicago City Council approves Alderman Burnett as chair of zoning board
CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council has approved 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett's appointment as zoning board chair. This ...
WBEZ2d
Facing a $1 billion budget gap, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay raise next year
Johnson and other elected officials had until Sunday to reject the 4.1% pay raise. At least two alderpersons have said they ...
blockclubchicago1d
Anti-Gentrification Ordinance To Protect Northwest Side Housing OK’d By City Council
The ordinance builds off two successful pilot programs and goes into effect upon passage and publication, likely in early ...