Mayor Brandon Johnson asks Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez to resign, sources say
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez to step down this week, several sources close to the matter confirmed with the Tribune Friday.
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Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto
CHICAGO (CBS) — A group of aldermen voted 33-14 on an ordinance seeking to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to eliminate the ShotSpotter gun detection program in Chicago. But this does not ...
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How the 'Salsa King of Chicago' turned his family tradition into a business
WAUCONDA, Ill. (WLS) -- It's pretty much just like momma made it. Salsa King of Chicago owner Marty Garcia grew up watching his mother make homemade salsa. Eventually, he and his brothers made it.
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Washington 5, Chicago Cubs 1
Four rowers with ties to Yale will compete for gold in the men's eights at the Olympics. LOB_Washington 7, Chicago 3. HR_Gallo (9), off Thompson; Wisdom (8), off Gore. RBIs_Vargas (30), Ruiz (53), ...
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Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as "walkie-talkies on a pole" are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system ...
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Chicago City Council votes to keep ShotSpotter; mayor says he will veto ordinance
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has vowed to veto an ordinance that would keep ShotSpotter gun detection technology in place after the Chicago City Council voted in favor of it. Aldermen ...
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Judd Lofchie announces run for mayor of Aurora
Ted Mesiacos, 3rd Ward; and Karina Garcia ... of his run for mayor this week. Column: Penalties. Sacks. Turnovers. It was a full basket of sloppiness for the Chicago Bears offense in 19-13 ...
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New book examines the legacy of Mayor Richard M. Daley, with successes and scandals alike
CHICAGO (CBS) -- For 22 years, Mayor Richard M. Daley ran Chicago from his fifth-floor office in City Hall—always making sure Chicago was the proverbial "city that works." A new book ...
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City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting Wednesday at City Hall. Johnson has long maintained that he, alone, has contracting authority. He previously ignored a Council ...
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City Council cracks down on lobbyist campaign donations to mayor after Johnson took contributions
The Chicago City Council Wednesday gave the Board of Ethics the ability to fine and even suspend lobbyists who donate to a mayor’s campaign – tightening an ethics rule loophole discovered ...
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Mayor Johnson rejects plan to keep ShotSpotter; company to remove gunshot sensors
CHICAGO – A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson indicated he would veto a council effort aimed at keeping ShotSpotter – the controversial gunshot detection technology – the device’s parent ...