E. E. Morton News
Mayor Johnson joins Thanksgiving food distributions amid SNAP benefit changes
By E. E. Morton | Dec 5, 2025
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson participated in food distribution events across several neighborhoods as part of efforts to support families ahead of Thanksgiving.
Chicago announces closure plan for Calumet disposal facility; site set for conversion into public park
By E. E. Morton | Nov 17, 2025
Chicago officials have announced the future closure of the Calumet Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) and plans to convert the 43-acre site into public parkland.
After School Matters opens Orleans Teen Center offering paid programs for local teens
By E. E. Morton | Nov 17, 2025
Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson attended the opening ceremony for the Orleans Teen Center in Cabrini-Green, a new facility operated by After School Matters (ASM) on Chicago’s Near North Side.
Mayor Brandon Johnson joins homelessness walk and supports food pantries amid federal cuts
By E. E. Morton | Nov 13, 2025
This weekend, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson participated in several community events and activities across the city.
Chicago expands food scrap drop-off program with 13 new library locations
By E. E. Morton | Oct 23, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson, the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS), and the Chicago Public Library (CPL) have announced an expansion of the city’s Food Scrap Drop-Off Program to include 13 additional library locations.
Federal judge blocks National Guard deployment ordered by Trump in Chicago
By E. E. Morton | Oct 23, 2025
A federal judge has issued a Temporary Restraining Order blocking President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Chicago.
Mayor Johnson opens Lakeview Landing offering 37 accessible homes for disabled residents
By E. E. Morton | Oct 13, 2025
Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Lakeview Landing, an affordable housing development in Chicago that introduces 37 homes designed specifically for residents with disabilities.
Chicago passes ordinance protecting affordable housing near Jackson Park
By E. E. Morton | Oct 1, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Alderman Desmon Yancy have led the passage of Ordinance SO2023-00040859, which introduces new housing affordability protections in Jackson Park and surrounding neighborhoods.
Mayor Johnson outlines Chicago's climate initiatives at New York conference
By E. E. Morton | Oct 1, 2025
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson attended New York Climate Week and the United Nations General Assembly as part of the C40 network, a coalition of cities working on environmental justice.
Mayor Johnson announces expanded entrepreneur certificate program with City Colleges partnership
By E. E. Morton | Oct 1, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced a new partnership between the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC).
Chicago joins opposition to EPA plan on greenhouse gas endangerment finding
By E. E. Morton | Oct 1, 2025
Yesterday, the City of Chicago joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and seven other counties and cities in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Mayor Johnson announces plan to revitalize South Lawndale storefronts with new grant
By E. E. Morton | Sep 25, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) have announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) aimed at revitalizing vacant storefronts in South Lawndale.
Mayor Johnson signs executive order safeguarding right to protest in Chicago
By E. E. Morton | Sep 25, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed a new executive order aimed at protecting the right to protest in Chicago.
Mayor marks decade since Dyett High School hunger strike with recognition event
By E. E. Morton | Sep 18, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson marked the 10-year anniversary of the Dyett High School Hunger Strike, a 34-day protest by parents and community leaders to prevent the closure of Dyett High School in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood.
Chicago reaches $90 million settlement over wrongful convictions tied to ex-police sergeant
By E. E. Morton | Sep 18, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Corporation Counsel Mary B. Richardson-Lowry have announced a $90 million global settlement to resolve 176 lawsuits related to wrongful convictions tied to former Chicago Police Department Sgt.
Chicago records lowest summer homicide total since mid-1960s
By E. E. Morton | Sep 9, 2025
Chicago recorded its safest summer in decades, with the lowest number of homicides for June, July, and August since 1965, according to data from the Chicago Police Department (CPD) as reported by WBEZ.