Supporters of the measure would need 34 votes to override the mayor's promised veto. The ordinance passed by a 27-22 vote.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has argued the 1% city grocery tax is necessary as a state grocery tax that sent revenue to municipalities ends.

Mayor Johnson resists Trump's plan to send federally troops to Chicago, claiming potential constitutional violation.

Before the vote, Mayor Brandon Johnson Johnson repeatedly questioned whether the measure is constitutional and frequently said that he does not believe that expanding the city’s curfew would stop teen ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson could veto the measure, which was only approved with 27 votes, seven shy of a veto-proof supermajority.

It was Mayor Brandon Johnson’s latest response to ongoing signs from the White House that it is considering targeting Chicago ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson is not reacting well to Trump administration threats of federal troop deployment in Chicago. Reports that an official in President Donald Trump’s administration said […] ...

The task force will study and examine all ‘harmful’ city policies and suggest a series of appropriate remedies.

Johnson is an outspoken opponent of the so-called 'snap curfew, which would give Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling in consultation with the city's Deputy Mayor Public Safety the ability to ...

With a potential vote looming on a controversial ordinance that would allow Chicago police to declare a "snap curfew" on as ...

The city council is again expected to consider a proposal to allow for temporary curfews aimed at preventing so-called “teen takeovers." ...