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Mayor Brandon Johnson firm on ending tipped subminimum wage as restaurant group calls for reversal
Restaurant groups argue the ordinance has forced businesses to shutter and led to a decrease in hospitality jobs.
Mayor Brandon Johnson credits tipped minimum wage law with fueling growth in Chicago
The ordinance raises the minimum wage for tipped workers, but the Illinois Restaurant Association says the ordinance hurts ...
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IL: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson didn’t conduct formal national search for CTA head despite claiming otherwise, records show
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration never undertook a formalized national search for a new Chicago Transit Authority ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s transportation chief departing City Hall
Tom Carney, a longtime CDOT veteran who Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed to lead the department, told colleagues on Friday ...
House Speaker Johnson says Chicago mayor is 'on the wrong side of the law'
House Speaker Mike Johnson called out Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for opposing federal immigration enforcement, saying he ...
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Johnson's transportation chief steps down
Tom Carney, a veteran of City Hall who was named commissioner of CDOT in 2023, announced internally he would step down today, ...
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Redemption: Former Suns Summer League player Brandon Johnson turns life around after sports betting scandal
The story of Brandon Johnson, who played for the Phoenix Suns in the 2010 NBA Summer League, is now one of redemption after ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to Trump administration potentially targeting his city next with military personnel for immigration crackdown
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters during a press conference that his administration will stand up to President Donald Trump if he sends military troops to his city to enforce immigration ...