1 day ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before lawmakers on Capitol Hill next month as part of an investigation into U.S. sanctuary cities. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman ...

As Mayor, Johnson has sought to remove red tape to streamline housing and commercial development in the city. [ 107 ] During the 2023 mayoral campaign, Johnson campaigned on passing the " Bring Chicago Home " ordinance, a plan to increase the City's real estate transfer tax (RETT) on property sales over $1 million to fund affordable housing and ...

1 day ago · At an inaugural community engagement event to tout Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget, he and his budget director sought to appeal directly to constituents.

1 day ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office confirmed Wednesday. Last month, Oversight Committee Chair U.S. Rep James ...

2 days ago · Mayor Brandon Johnson held a first of its kind “Lakeside Chat” Tuesday evening, a public but personal conversation about the City of Chicago’s fiscal future.

May 15, 2023 · Request a video/virtual remarks from Mayor Johnson . Office of the Mayor Phone: Call 311 ; 121 N LaSalle Street Chicago City Hall 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60602 Get Directions; Contact Office of the Mayor

Jan 29, 2025 · Mayor Johnson was asked by the House Oversight Committee to testify on Capitol Hill next month about Chicago's sanctuary city status — along with other big city mayors. Johnson and the other ...

May 15, 2024 · Mayor Johnson was sworn in as the 57th mayor of the City of Chicago on May 15, 2023, and from a landmark $1.25 billion investment in neighborhood development and reduction in violent crime, to hundreds of millions of dollars in support for Chicago’s unhoused and plans to spur housing and commercial development, the first year in office has ...

Prior to becoming mayor, Johnson served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he represented the City of Dallas from April 2010 to June 2019. During his tenure in the Texas Legislature, Johnson served on several legislative committees, including Appropriations, Ways and Means, Higher Education, and Natural Resources.

May 15, 2023 · “As your Mayor, it’s my duty to take bold, immediate action to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago,” said Mayor Johnson. “My first executive orders as Mayor of Chicago instruct our government to boost youth employment, so all young Chicagoans can reach their potential across our city, in addition to re-organizing the work of the ...