Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson exempted the Chicago Police Department (CPD) from a proposed citywide hiring freeze following a wave of backlash, The Chicago Tribune reported on Wednesday.

CHICAGO (CBS) – As the City of Chicago faces a significant budget deficit for this and next fiscal year, the city announced on Monday that it is enacting a hiring freeze and "stringent ...

Schiff’s letter to multiple U.S. agencies comes after NBC News reported that federal firefighters were not considered exempt from the hiring freeze.