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Plan For Back Of The Yards Gunshot Detection Pilot Shot Down By Mayor’s Office
Ald. Ray Lopez proposed a six-month pilot program in “the most active areas” of Back of the Yards for a ShotSpotter ...
Editorial: Should Chicago have a specific mechanism for recalling its mayor? With caveats, yes.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s unpopularity has created far more interest in establishing a recall process. Johnson or no Johnson, ...
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At 97, Chicago's pioneering Black capitalist reflects on a career spanning from Afro Sheen to 'Soul Train'
In a frank memoir, George Johnson tells how he took Johnson Products public, hosted Martin Luther King, got Jesse Jackson up ...
IL Speaker Welch downplays suggestion Chicago mayor does not have good relationship with state
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has a warning for Mayor Brandon Johnson: getting help from Springfield this year could be an uphill battle. ABC7 Chicago political reporter Craig Wall ...
Illinois House speaker urges Mayor Johnson to reveal Springfield wish list
To enact his progressive agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson is looking to Springfield for an assist, but powerful Speaker of the ...