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Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the Chicago Transit Agency board to select a permanent leader just weeks before a new state law limits his control over the executive appointment process.
Johnson’s first visit with the pontiff will happen “before the end of the month,” the mayor’s office told the Sun-Times.
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.
The Chicago White Sox will face off against the Chicago Cubs in the Crosstown Classic series this weekend for a battle of supremacy in the Windy City. Ahead of the matchup between pennant hopefuls, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed some interesting plans for when he meets wth Pope Leo XIV in Rome later this month.
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.