As Brandon Johnson approaches the midpoint of his term as Chicago mayor, he confronts a reality that he readily acknowledges. He must do a better job conveying to the city "why and what" he wants ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake Sheridan. Here is the full transcript.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down Wednesday for a wide-ranging interview with City Hall reporters Alice Yin and Jake Sheridan. Here is the full transcript of the interview, lightly edited for ...

The governor and Mayor Brandon Johnson have said that Trump unilaterally deploying the National Guard to Chicago to fight crime would be illegal.

From the city’s billion-dollar budget gap to Trump’s threat to send the National Guard to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson asks ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, departs the U.S. Capitol after testifying in front of the House Oversight Committee on March 5, 2025, during a hearing about sanctuary cities and immigration policy.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will continue to seek progressive revenue solutions to address a billion-dollar budget deficit without raising property taxes. In an interview with ABC7 Friday ...

As Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson marks two years in office this week, he talked about his swings, his misses, and why he thinks his poll numbers will likely rebound. Currently, Mayor Johnson has ...

Last year, the city council rejected Johnson’s bid to hike property taxes by $300 million. The City of Chicago is facing a $1.2 billion budget deficit in 2026. The mayor said he wants so-called ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he was watching an interview with Rahm Emanuel recently and was “incredibly bothered" by the former mayor's "temerity.” “The playbook that Donald Trump is ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson seems to know that he has dug himself into a political hole, in part, by failing to communicate. That’s not easy for the fast-talking preacher’s son to admit.