Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director is leaving City Hall, sources told the Tribune Wednesday. Ronnie Reese, who led Johnson’s press office since the transition in May 2023, will exit the role after a tumultuous year-and-a-half that’s seen the administration struggle at times with media strategy.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has picked a former candidate for alderman to join his newly appointed board amid CPS leadership clash.

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a special City Council meeting at City Hall, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. One of his closest confidants is leaving his post effective immediately, according to a mayor’s office spokesperson.

When Mayor Brandon Johnson honored the Rev. Jesse Jackson with a key to the city earlier this month, he made a point to remind the audience of his own battle inside City Hall. “So now, with the power that the people of Chicago gave me — OK,

After two years and half a billion dollars spent, the city of Chicago's migrant shelter system will close as we know it.