
Alice Yin
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Johnson eyes four more years
Progressive incumbent turns in 33K signatures, skipping lottery for the final spot on the ballot
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Johnson eyes four more years
Progressive incumbent turns in 33K signatures, skipping lottery for the final spot on the ballot

Feisty mayor vows to tax rich
At City Club, cheers for Johnson’s vision, not plan to pay for it

Aldermen OK sale of parking meter system
Infamous lease is switching owners as some point to improvements over 2008 deal

Council majority opposes head tax
Letter warns Johnson about pursuing it in the 2027 city budget

Quinlan sues over foes’ dual pursuits
Giannoulias, Pappas, Quigley all seeking wins in other races

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

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
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Alice Yin in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.

