New Chicago school board president resigns

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs in on presidential election, CPS Board fallout
Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned for Kamala Harris this past weekend in North Carolina, is reflecting on the election, with one day left.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board president resigned Thursday after coming under fire for social media posts from critics, including Gov. JB Pritzker and the mayor, deemed antisemitic, misogynistic and conspiratorial.
New Chicago school board president resigns after 'disturbing' statements, mayor says
Rev. Mitchell Johnson was among seven new board members who were appointed after the previous board resigned en masse earlier this month.
Chicago School Board President Resigns Over Social Media Posts
One week into the job, the Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson resigned amid criticism by elected leaders that his past posts were anti-Semitic and misogynistic.
New Chicago school board meets one day after president's resignation
The former board president resigned on Thursday over social media posts that were deemed antisemitic, misogynistic, and conspiratorial.
Chicago school board to meet Friday morning after president resigns
The Chicago board of Education is set to meet this Friday morning. President Mitchell L. Ikenna Johnson is resigning at the request of Mayor Brandon Johnson, amid growing pressure over a string of controversial Facebook posts supporting Hamas,
Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Editorial: Aldermen must force Mayor Brandon Johnson to find solutions other than a massive property tax hike
The Editorial Board met with the mayor for the first time since his election and appreciated the opportunity. Here are our ...
Watch Live – Mayor Brandon Johnson proposing $300 million property tax hike to help close $1 billion budget gap
Johnson campaigned on a promise not to raise property taxes, but said he was left with no choice given the city's massive ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils $17.3 billion city budget, proposes steep property tax increase
Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses the City Council Wednesday as he unveils his proposed budget for 2025, which includes a ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s CPD budget plan cuts constitutional policing, other reform offices: ‘It’s a gutting’
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget plan for Chicago police slashes several offices that are critical to the ongoing federal ...
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Despite a hiring freeze, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration still made hundreds of new hires
A WBEZ analysis shows the city of Chicago hired or promoted 490 people since a hiring freeze was put in place in September.
WATCH LIVE: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to deliver 2025 budget address
The address is expected to include a proposal for a property tax hike -- a plan that Johnson steadfastly promised against ...
Editorial: Brandon Johnson has a choice in his upcoming budget: Stick it to taxpayers or to city workers.
Johnson’s three primary means of balancing the 2025 budget are employee reductions (eliminating unfilled positions and ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches $300 million property tax increase to help close massive budget hole
Johnson’s flip-flop on his campaign pledge not to raise the tax is part of a proposed $17.3 billion budget that avoids ...
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Johnson commits millions to ambitious mental health plan despite budget constraints
The funding would expand services and non-police response for behavioral crises, but the CDPH's own budget is set to shrink ...
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48 aldermen take raises as Mayor Brandon Johnson turns one down amid tricky budget
Nearly every alderman in the Chicago City Council plans to take a raise next year, even as the city faces a daunting budget ...