'Upon further review,' police and fire departments exempt from Brandon Johnson's hiring freeze
Facing a burgeoning budget crisis, Johnson on Monday froze hiring and travel and eliminated overtime “not directly required for public safety operations." City Council members were told it was an "across-the-board" freeze that includes police and fire.
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Editorial: Brandon Johnson should exempt cops and firefighters from his hiring freeze
Mayor Brandon Johnson faces a budget crisis that he and his staff saw — or should have seen — coming a mile away. With news Monday that his administration is responding with a hiring freeze, including what reportedly is a highly unusual pause on adding new hires to Chicago’s shorthanded Police and Fire departments,
City of Chicago hiring freeze will not impact public safety positions, Mayor Brandon Johnson says
Mayor Brandon Johnson made his first public appearance Wednesday since announcing a citywide hiring freeze to address a massive budget shortfall, saying public safety personnel are exempt to ensure essential services remain fully supported.
Johnson exempts police and fire from hiring freeze, but City Council wants to hear more
The mayor's budget office said the freeze will save $100 million, an estimate surprising some in the council who want to see the math first.
Police and fire departments now exempt from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hiring freeze
Facing a burgeoning budget crisis, Johnson on Monday froze hiring and travel and eliminated overtime “not directly required for public safety operations." City Council members were told it was an "across-the-board" freeze that includes police and fire.
Johnson exempts police, fire from citywide hiring freeze after backlash
The move came ahead of Johnson’s upcoming 2025 budget plan that he has previewed as one that will entail “sacrifices” to close a nearly $1 billion shortfall.
Mayor Brandon Johnson enacts citywide hiring freeze ahead of $1B budget gap
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday issued a hiring freeze on city government positions, including police, as his administration faces a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall next year. A statement sent out by his budget office said “Effective today,
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson enacts hiring freeze to fill $223 million budget gap
In this file photo, Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson participates in a public safety forum back in March, when most polls showed him trailing Paul Vallas heading into the April 4 runoff for mayor.
Mayor Johnson responds to city’s financial shortfall days after announcing hiring freeze
Johnson freezes all city hiring in effort to close nearly $1B budget gap
Mayor Brandon Johnson has officially imposed a citywide hiring freeze to help close a nearly $1 billion budget gap forecast for 2025. Chicago Budget Director Annette Guzman said the city is taking immediate steps to address anticipated budget gaps.
City Council calls for Mayor Johnson’s aide to be fired over anti-police remarks
A top aide to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is under fire for anti-police comments made on a podcast in 2021. “I met Kennedy ...
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Deputy Mayor Sydney Holman Steps Down Amid Internal Restructure in City Hall, Chicago Awaits Mayor Johnson's Budget Plan
Deputy Mayor Sydney Holman and two deputies resigned amid a reshuffle in Mayor Johnson's administration before budget talks.
One of Chicago Mayor Johnson's top aides calls police 'f---ing pigs' in 2021 podcast
A top aide to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson once referred to police as "f---ing pigs" and advocated for abolition of police ...
Johnson's chief liaison to emboldened City Council resigns
Sydney Holman's resignation as deputy mayor of intergovernmental affairs could not come at a more difficult time. Mayor ...
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Head of Johnson's legislative affairs team resigns amid staff shakeup
Sydney Holman and two of her top legislative affairs staffers left City Hall today after an office reshuffling that was ...