Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the Chicago Transit Authority board to select a permanent leader just weeks before a new state law limits his control over the executive appointment process.

We have endured quite a bit,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “It has been a barrage of just crisis after crisis that I’ve had to manage, but again, you know, I’ve made it very clear that it’s a lot more effective and easier to lead when you are leading with your values and your convictions.

They don’t eat Italian beefs in Italy, but that won’t stop Mayor Brandon Johnson from meeting one-on-one in Rome later this month with Chicago’s most famous son: Pope Leo XIV. Johnson on Thursday confirmed he’s planning to sit down with the Chicago-born,

For now, Mayor Brandon Johnson is using $5.2 million from the final chunk of federal stimulus funding delivered to Chicago during the pandemic to check another key item off his progressive to-do list.

A moratorium on school closings expires at the end of the 2026-27 school year, but Mayor Brandon Johnson said he won’t consider the possibility — even though scores of public schools are operating with more empty seats than students.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will be flying to Rome later in May to meet with Pope Leo XIV, his office confirmed.