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Johnson addresses Huesca shooting amid continued debates over ShotSpotter
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke to reporters about the shooting death of CPD Officer Luis Huesca as lawmakers continue debate over whether to eliminate ShotSpotter, as Mary Ann Ahern explains.
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Man behind effort to recall Chicago's mayor says he's not ‘some dude from the suburbs'
Dan Boland, of Lakeview, aims to get 56,464 petition signatures to put a mayoral recall ordinance on Chicago’s ballot this fall.
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Despite Illinois law prohibiting mayoral recalls, man launches effort to recall Mayor Johnson
Despite an Illinois law that prohibits elected officials besides the state’s governor from being recalled, one man is launching an effort to recall Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Plan would convert some Loop office buildings into affordable housing
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city is advancing a proposal to convert four buildings in the Loop’s historic financial district from office to residential zoning.
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Mayor Johnson backs plan to convert downtown office buildings into housing
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson threw his support behind a plan to convert downtown office buildings into housing, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friends of the Park proposing hospital site for new Bears stadium
On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was asked about his thoughts regarding Friends of the Park proposing a hospital site for a new Bears stadium.
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Chicago mayor launches summer work program for youth aimed at preventing violence
One Summer Chicago, which has helped thousands of young Chicagoans secure summer jobs during its existence, officially launched for 2024 on Tuesday. NBC Chicago’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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Chicago sues BP, Chevron, other oil companies over ‘climate deception'
The city of Chicago has become the latest entity to sue some of America’s largest oil and gas companies over allegations that those companies downplayed the effects of climate change, allowing the crisis to worsen with devastating consequences.
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Johnson again postpones enforcement of 60-day shelter stay policy for migrants
Mayor Brandon Johnson has – for the third time — postponed the enforcement of its 60-day shelter stay policy, which is designed to limit how long migrants can stay in city-run shelters.
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Johnson delays migrant shelter evictions
Under pressure from City Council members, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday pushed back — until mid-March at the earliest — the city’s plan to evict migrants living in the city’s 28 shelters after 60 days. Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern has the story.
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Conflict exists in public statements between Pritzker, Johnson over migrant crisis
CHICAGO – Taking questions for the first time in weeks, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that he and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are “at odds” over how to approach the ongoing migrant crisis.
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Tense exchanges with few solutions offered as Chicago City Council debates migrant crisis
A contentious debate regarding the city’s migrant crisis continued in City Council on Wednesday as the city seeks more federal help, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Brandon Johnson meets with mayors of New York, Denver amid migrant crisis
As nearly 50,000 asylum seekers arrived at the southern border in just the last four days, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined up with two of his counterparts to once again press for additional federal assistance in the face of the ongoing situation. Patrick Fazio has the story.
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City releases statement after boy dies, others hospitalized following illness at migrant shelter
A CDPH spokesman said there have been reported cases of chickenpox in both children and adults at the shelter where a child was found unresponsive and later died.
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Death of 5-year-old boy raises questions about migrant access to health care in Chicago
The death of a five-year-old who had been staying a migrant shelter in Pilsen is raising questions about migrants’ access to health care and whether gaps may exist in the city of Chicago’s response to the crisis. NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle reports.
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Johnson pushes back on questions over medical care for migrants after child's death
After multiple individuals were hospitalized due to illness, and one child died over the weekend, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing back against criticisms of the city’s handling of the medical needs of migrants currently housed in temporary shelters.
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‘They are showing up sick': Mayor Brandon Johnson reacts after young boy living at migrant shelter dies
Chicago’s mayor addressed the “tragic death” of a 5-year-old boy who was living at a temporary migrant shelter in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood during an unrelated event on Monday.
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Brighton Park migrant tent camp construction begins despite protests
Construction to build a winterized base camp for migrants is underway in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood, despite concerns and protests from concerned residents and Ald. Julia Ramirez, whose ward includes the site. Courtney Sisk has the story.
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Brighton Park migrant tent camp construction begins, despite protests, concerns from residents
Construction to build a winterized base camp for migrants is underway in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood, despite concerns and protests from concerned residents and Ald. Julia Ramirez, whose ward includes the site.
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Migrant tent camp construction expected to begin at Brighton Park site, despite concerns
Photos and video taken Wednesday morning at the site show the scale of the project, with massive cranes working to put up the framing. Lisa Chavarria has more.