Justin Laurence

Johnson has yet to announce his nominees for the new transit boards, which are set to replace the current governmental structure Sept. 1.

Mayor Brandon Johnson disclosed new details about Chicago's $3.2 billion bid to buy back the parking meter system and why City Hall ultimately walked away ahead of a key City Council vote.

Johnson supported former Ald. Walter Burnett for the job, but Burnett says he's no longer interested.

The Finance Committee declines to act as opposition grows, a Johnson ally floats a new public buyout plan, and the future of the controversial transfer becomes increasingly uncertain.

The move keeps three commissioners on the board who voted to install a CHA CEO over the mayor's objection.

The city faces a Sept. 1 deadline to install appointments to the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority.

Despite pushback and five no votes against a portion of the funding, the approval greenlights the overhaul of an 2019 agreement with Related Midwest.

A City Council standoff over advisory referendum questions means Chicagoans will vote on reviving gunshot detection technology and creating a permanent festival venue, while proposals on immigration costs, pensions and other issues won't make the November ballot.

A group of City Council members has proposed alternate legislation that it says avoids the harms of Mayor Brandon Johnson's Protecting Renters Ordinance.

The administration was non-committal on making the full $260 million advance pension payment as property tax delays continue to haunt Cook County taxing bodies.