Chicago City Council debates key power positions

Mayor Brandon Johnson presided over his first City Council meeting Wednesday. The first floor fight was over committee chairmanships and vice chairmanships. Some of the city aldermen got heated during the position negotiations.

Mayor Johnson forges compromise to expand outdoor dining in Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson is breathing new life into Lori Lightfoot’s stalled plan to make permanent an outdoor dining program that was a lifesaver for restaurants and bars during the darkest days of the pandemic — but in a way that preserves input from local City Council members.

Mayor Johnson speaks at UIC social justice forum

Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke Sunday at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joining the university's social justice initiative for its portal project public forum, "Freedom Dreams and Chicago Futures."