Mayor Brandon Johnson

When we invest in young people, hire them, and give them purpose, we prevent violence and we save lives. My Fair Share Budget does just that.

A new pilot program aims to bring childhood lead testing directly to communities on the South Side, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced Monday. https://to.wttw.com/47CoUhx

Access to healthy, affordable food should never depend on your zip code. Our Market City strategy will make fresh and nutritious food more accessible Chicago while strengthening neighborhood farmer's markets and creating more opportunities for local entrepreneurs to grow and succeed.

We're only going to pass our Fair Share Budget if we get active, Chicago. I need YOU to visit your alderpeople and speak with your community about why it's critical for us to invest in youth jobs, affordable housing, behavioral and mental health resources, and anti-violence programs.

My administration is investing in businesses that create second chances, bring jobs and manufacturing back to our neighborhoods, and give Chicagoans the opportunity to become business owners.

This National Friends of Libraries Week, CPL thanks all those who give their time, energy and resources to strengthen our library system. We appreciate the support of our Friends organizations and look forward to building the future of CPL together.

Johnson also signed an executive order to establish a steering committee that would create strategies with the goal of making Chicago a “market city.”

A friendly bike & pedestrian lane PSA from your mayor.

By holding the bus companies who profited off the pain of the migrant mission accountable and passing funds won through litigation back as property tax relief to communities that have faced historic disinvestment, we are showing City government can do more than just react during a crisis.

Mine is the first administration in modern history where Chicago's economy has grown while crime has fallen. It simply wouldn't be possible to hire record young people, reopen mental health clinics, build thousands of affordable homes, or pass progressive taxes if we didn't know how to collaborate.

We need to put an end to this lie young people don't want to work. The demand for Chicago Youth Works jobs is greater than our budget to hire. That's why in my Fair Share Budget, I am calling for an additional $24 million so the City can double the number of young people with paid summer jobs.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is launching a property tax program setting aside $500,000 — some of which the city won by suing bus companies that delivered migrants from Texas — to pay for debt relief for households in three South Side neighborhoods. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/22/m...

Join me and @katmabu.bsky.social today for a virtual townhall discussing my 2027 Budget Proposal, Chicago’s Fair Share Budget. Learn about the budget and engage in a conversation about building a more equitable future for Chicagoans. Register at chi.gov/bth

We have a shared responsibility to help Chicagoans find and remain in safe, stable housing. Through these investments we will keep 3,000 neighbors in their homes in spite of Trump's cuts. This budget doubles down on my promise to build a more inclusive shelter system and reduce homelessness.

Mayor Johnson’s proposed 2027 budget includes allocating nearly $100M to existing housing and homelessness programs at risk of cuts from the federal government and $30M to the Chicago Public Library to stave off layoffs and boost staffing. buff.ly/FzzJd3C

Johnson plans to lean on funds generated from the social media tax to create permanent city funding for the Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement program.

THIS MORNING — At 10 AM, Mayor Brandon Johnson will present his FY27 “Chicago's Fair Share” Budget. Take a look at what grassroots organizers are fighting for this cycle. Yes, a corporate head tax is among the demands. thetriibe.com/2026/09/what...

The increase would bring the total number of jobs to roughly 40,000 by next year, bringing to full fruition one of Johnson’s cornerstone campaign promises to double the city’s youth employment program.

We're fighting to give young people the resources to design safe spaces where they actually want to hang out and be themselves. To continue driving down violence, we need to pass a budget that actively invests in opportunities for our young people and doesn't cut the services they rely on.

Along with Mayor Brandon Johnson and CPS, BACP was pleased to welcome over 250 students to the #ChicagoYouthBizExpo this morning at Malcolm X College. The expo connected young Chicagoans with business resources, entrepreneurial programming & opportunities to turn their ideas into reality.

A millionaire's tax in Illinois would relieve working Chicagoans' property taxes and help fully fund our public schools.

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By transforming Malcom X College's West Campus into a more vibrant hub on the West Side, we are enhancing the academic experience for our City Colleges students and faculty and providing a welcoming anchor for the entire community to gather, learn, and grow together.

I will not balance our budget on the backs of working people at a time when they're waiting in lines for food and corporate profit margins are at all-time highs.

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Rock the Runway! Vote on a name for Chicago's 50-ton O Hare boulder by November 2nd at chi.gov/name-that-boulder.

On Wednesday, the City loaned the Rat Hole to the United Center for one night only as part of the Smashing Pumpkins' Rat in a Cage Tour. But nobody outshines the star power of Chicago's dedicated City employees!

Chicago now has a Senior Bill of Rights for its elderly residents that enshrines their right to safe housing and access to city services. Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Friday in front of a packed room of about a hundred seniors on the South Side.

Too often, our seniors are overlooked, left behind, and left out of conversations about our city. We’re establishing a Senior Bill of Rights to ensure Chicago's seniors can access the City services, safe housing, quality healthcare, and the support they need and deserve.

By restoring the funding for the Red Line Extension on the Far South Side and defending equitable hiring practices at City Hall, I understand that the best way to grow an economy is to empower the people closest to the pain of historic disinvestment to be a part of Chicago's growth.

My number one focus is on the relationship between the people and their elected leaders, and I'm grateful to our many partners in City Council who work with me to deliver for Chicagoans.

🚨 Transit Update 🚨 The new Michigan Ave bus lane will serve 21 CTA bus routes, helping improve reliability for more than 22,000 riders every weekday.

By investing and building new affordable homes, we are taking the LeClaire Courts site that has been vacant for 15 years and putting it back in use for the Garfield Ridge community.

The Illinois Constitution limits our ability to tax the ultra-rich and mega-corporations. We need to make sure everyone pays their fair share in taxes, whether that comes from state government directly or from the state giving Chicago and other cities the local authority to do it ourselves.

There is a direct correlation between the critical investments we're making in our communities across the West and South Sides and the drastic reductions in violence we've seen these past two summers.

I established a first-of-its-kind tax on the big social media corporations so our public mental health resources would never go unfunded again in Chicago.

In just 10 months, we have gone from breaking ground here in North Lawndale to delivering new homes that will give Chicagoans the opportunity to put down roots and build wealth in our city. This is only the beginning: we'll continue investing boldly to build the homes our communities deserve.

We are not going to allow corporate interests enjoying windfall profits from Trump's tax cuts to override the needs of working people.