Brandon Johnson, Chicago and Congress

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify for House committee on sanctuary cities on March 5
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is one of four mayors who have confirmed they will travel to Washington, D.C. at the beginning of March to testify on sanctuary cities.
Mayor Brandon Johnson agrees to testify before Congress on Chicago's sanctuary city policies
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters Johnson and the mayors for three other major cities – Boston, Denver, and New York – last week, asking them to testify before the committee and hand over all documents and communications related to their city's sanctuary policies.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to accept GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday. Last month, Oversight Committee chair U.S. Rep James Comer,
Mayor Johnson to appear before Congress to discuss Chicago's status as a sanctuary city
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will appear before Congress next month to discuss the city’s status as a sanctuary city.
Mayor Johnson to testify before Congress on sanctuary city policies
Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to testify at a congressional hearing on Chicago's status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants.
Shooting in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood leaves 2 men dead
The victims were in a home in the 5300 block of South Wabash Avenue when they were shot multiple times in their body.
Laura Washington: Trumpian justice is already undermining Americans’ faith in the system
Out of the gate in his second term, President Donald Trump has delivered a raft of executive orders and policy edicts that ...
Chicago, always a sanctuary for the dispossessed
Chicago has always provided a place for the disenfranchised, whether from the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century, ...
2 killed in Washington Park shooting, Chicago police say
Two people were shot to death in a Washington Park home Tuesday night. A 19-year-old man and another male whose age wasn’t ...
Trump DOJ sues Chicago in first major sanctuary city case
Trump's Department of Justice sued Illinois, Chicago, and Cook County, saying sanctuary laws obstruct federal immigration enforcement and violate the supremacy clause.
Man, 19, dies after being shot in Washington Park
The man was shot about 9:50 p.m. Saturday in the 5900 block of South Michigan Avenue. He was pronounced dead Wednesday ...
Laura Washington: Walgreens is closing stores and creating pharmacy deserts on Chicago’s South and West sides
The five local Walgreens stores to be closed are all on the city’s South and West sides, serving African American and Latino ...
Another 2024 NFL Redraft has Chicago Bears making different choice at No. 1 overall
Despite Caleb Williams' status as a generational prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears go in a different direction in NFL.com's latest 2024 redraft.
Chicago police investigating after woman says she was sexually assaulted at St. Bernard Hospital
Chicago police are investigating after a woman says she was sexually assaulted by a respiratory therapist at St. Bernard Hospital.