Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to defend Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city. “We’re going to remain a welcoming city and hold to our values,” Johnson said. Set to testify before a Congressional Committee in the nation’s capital,

More than a week before Mayor Brandon Johnson is expected testify on Capitol Hill before the House Oversight Committee on the city’s so-called sanctuary laws, Johnson told reporters that he is prepared to defend the city’s “values.

CHICAGO (CN) — The Chicago City Council voted 26-23 Wednesday to approve Mayor Brandon Johnson's $830 million bond proposal. The borrowing plan targets financing for infrastructure projects across the city, particularly improving and repairing streets, sidewalks, bridges and service lines.

Chicago’s City Council on Wednesday approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s controversial proposal to sell $830 million in bonds for infrastructure costs despite concerns about the debt’s delayed repayment schedule and who would get to use the proceeds.

The Chicago City Council narrowly passed a hotly contested $830 million infrastructure bond plan Wednesday backed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. Aldermen approved the plan in a 26-23 vote a day after Johnson’s administration proposed a version with clearer spending guardrails.