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CBS News on MSN · 2d

City Council upholds Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of "snap curfew" ordinance

The City Council drove the final nail in the coffin for a controversial "snap curfew" ordinance, upholding Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of the measure that would have allowed police to impose a youth curfew anywhere in Chicago on as little as 30 minutes' notice.

Chicago Sun-Times · 2d

City Council fails to override Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's snap curfew veto

The Council fell six votes shy of overriding Johnson’s veto of an ordinance allowing the Chicago police superintendent to enact a curfew targeting gatherings of young people anywhere in the city with 30 minutes' notice.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson again faces thorny politics of picking Zoning chair, other council appointments

As the departure of Ald. Walter Burnett leaves Mayor Brandon Johnson with the challenge of picking his third Zoning Committee chair, the City Council’s Black and Latino caucuses have already begun jockeying for the highly coveted leadership spot.

NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race is off for 2026

Chicago Tribune · 23h

NASCAR won’t hold Chicago Street Race in 2026 while exploring new date, shorter build-out

In a letter Friday to Mayor Brandon Johnson, NASCAR said it is pausing the race because it needs more time to try to reschedule the event and reduce the build-out and breakdown of the pop-up

NBC Sports on MSN · 23h

Chicago Street Race won’t be on NASCAR schedule in 2026

NASCAR has informed the city of Chicago that it will not hold a street race there next year but leaves open the possibility of returning in 2027.

NBC Chicago on MSN · 1d

NASCAR vows to return to Chicago. Here's when and why the race won't be back in 2026

After three years of taking place in Grant Park during Independence Day weekend, both NASCAR officials and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office confirmed the race wouldn't return to the city in 2026.

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Chicago mayors and their inspector generals: A contentious relationship that almost always ends badly

Deborah Witzburg decided not to seek the second term that Mayor Brandon Johnson was almost certain to deny her. It's not the ...

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ICE director blasts Chicago mayor over 'disgusting' militarization claims as officers face rising violence

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons criticizes Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 'disgusting' claim that Trump is militarizing ICE, ...

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Chicago inspector general, often at odds with Mayor Brandon Johnson, drops push for a second term

IG Deborah Witzburg had previously said she was pursuing another four-year term, teeing up a tough choice for Mayor Brandon ...

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IL Comptroller Susana Mendoza says she will not run for reelection, criticizes Chicago Mayor Johnson

Although Mendoza will not seek another term as state comptroller, she said she is leaving the door open for the future. At ...

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Chicago mayor vows city police 'will not ever cooperate with ICE'

Mayor Johnson reaffirmed Chicago's status as a welcoming city, stating local police will not work with ICE despite concerns ...

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Mayor Brandon Johnson warns NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani: ‘The movement doesn’t always show up’

Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on ...

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