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Mayor Brandon Johnson rings the bell to officially kick off the school year for CPS

More than 325,000 students in Chicago Public Schools will be back in the classroom Monday to begin the 2025-26 academic year ...
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‘Petite and Puerile’: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Claps Back at ‘Incompetent’ Trump Jab and Checks Reporter in the Same Breath

A war of words between Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and President Donald Trump is escalating after Johnson responded to ...
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Chicago Public Schools students head back to class amid budget uncertainty

City and district leaders rang a ceremonial bell this morning to mark the first day of classes at Chicago Public Schools.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Says Trump Is ‘Intimidated By The Intellectual Prowess Of Black Men’

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson decided to fire back at President Trump after he threatened to send the National Guard and ...

Mayor Johnson rings in new school year as Chicago Public Schools students return to class

More than 300,000 students went back to school Monday morning in Chicago and that means parents and caregivers had to hustle to get back on the school schedule! Students at the Courtenay Language Arts ...

Editorial: His own appointees revolt, but Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t let this CPS pension spat go

Mayor Brandon Johnson keeps demanding that a broke Chicago Public Schools shoulder a $175 million pension payment.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to Trump: “We’re Not Going to Cower or Bend”

It is time “to all come together to resist the tyrannical reign that is coming from the White House,” the mayor said.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson seeing low approval ratings in new poll

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new poll shows that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has some work to do if wants to win a second term. Two ...

The week in whoppers: Bernie Sanders defends Hamas, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nutty hit on Trump and more

Sen. Bernie Sanders denied that Hamas deserves blame for starvation in Gaza — even though the terror group refuses to release ...

Chicago aims to have the most air pollution sensors in the U.S.

The city is racing to put up 277 sensors. Once installed, Chicago will have the most high-quality air monitors in the country ...

New Yorkers: Pay Attention to What's Happening in Chicago

Zohran Mamdani attributes his Democratic nomination for New York City mayor to the confidence he has inspired in younger ...