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Mayor reveals $882M deficit

Johnson puts blame on past mismanagement, refuses to reject property tax increase

Candidates talk tough on crime

Contenders highlight issue despite steep drop in homicides since 2022

SEIU puts $1.1M into race amid CTU feud

CEO appealed to mayor over grant, records show

In unusual move, nonprofit Acclivus copied Johnson on email for CDPH

Nonprofit at center of rift in City Hall

Amid audit, top aide intervened on behalf of antiviolence group

As budget chief leaves, Johnson insists city has ‘stability in me’

Lollapalooza leaves city with muddy aftermath

Festival wrapped with some arrests, hospital trips while Chicago faces cleanup

Johnson brushes off newest race entry

Mayor sidesteps bid by Giannoulias, says days of school closures over

Illinois Secretary of State Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor

Johnson’s fundraising war chest lags behind

Unusual spot compared with how predecessors maintained their coffers

GOP senator lambastes Lightfoot

At hearing, Kennedy attempts to turn focus away from Blanche

Mayor: Mental health teams to get police terminals back

Chicago’s 911 mental health team flounders

Group’s dispatch volume down despite Johnson’s campaign promises

A landmark decision

Johnson floats street naming or other formal recognition in Chicago for Pope Leo XIV

Johnson, pope meet Chicago-style

Mayor invites Leo XIV to celebrate Mass in Grant Park next year

They’ll come bearing Chicago-themed gifts

White Sox merch, giardiniera among items city leaders will deliver to Leo this week

Johnson decries further CPS cuts

Black enrollment at stake, mayor says in interview at 3-year mark in office

Millions in COVID dollars returned

Health department voluntarily gave money back to government

CTU agrees to May Day compromise

Students, staff will be able to attend rallies

Aides’ pension costs create rift

Progressive allies split with mayor over decision to pull staffers’ payments from ward accounts

Johnson angles for control of CHA

Mayor's feud with housing authority leadership adds to ongoing political turmoil at city agencies

Board chair fights ouster

Johnson stands by decision to remove leader of panel that defied his wishes on new CEO