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city-hall
  • by david hall
Renderings of new satellite concourse at O'Hare Airport unveiled

Weeks after hammering out a deal with to rein in cost overruns, Mayor Brandon Johnson joined the architectural team led by Skidmore Owings & Merrill in unveiling the design Tuesday, inspired by the orchards that once stood where O'Hare is now.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayor's RTA board nominee withdraws, denounces critics as 'opponents of African American empowerment'

The Rev. Ira Acree accused two Chicago City Council members who voted against his nomination of holding him to a higher standard than what's been applied to previous appointments to mass transit boards, many who had no mass transit expertise.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Brandon Johnson’s City Hall gives $38.5 million in deals to businesses tied to North Side bar owner, lawyer cited for improper lobbying

When Lori Lightfoot was mayor, her ally and campaign contributor Carmen Rossi was fined for violating lobbying rules. Under Chicago's current mayor, he's in line to get tens of millions in taxpayer-funded city deals.

city-hall
  • by david hall
Mayoral allies in hot water over social media posts

Johnson's Communications Director Ronnie Reese is under fire for a 2010 tweet that said, “I brake for gay pride, reluctantly." Meanwhile, Ald. Debra Silverstein called a recent Facebook post by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez "an antisemitic dog whistle."