Facing a $1 billion-plus budget shortfall, Chicago's "progressive" Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing for a new 1% grocery tax. The move is sparking backlash from residents already burdened by high prices and taxes. The proposed tax would replace Illinois' expiring grocery tax, which ends on January 1, 2026. Johnson…

Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat, has fired back at his city's mayor for gloating that his office uses racist hiring practices. It comes after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is investigating Mayor Brandon Johnson's hiring practices. As Slay News previously reported, Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson is…

Chicago's Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) after he openly boasted about using race as a criterion when hiring employees. The DOJ probe comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting racist hiring practices and restoring merit-based opportunities. However, Mayor…

A new poll spells doom for Brandon Johnson's hopes of being reelected as the Democrat Chicago mayor's favorability rating plunged to a record low. According to a new poll of Chicago residents, Mayor Johnson’s favorability rating dropped to an all-time low this month. The mayor’s favorability rating fell to just…

Chicago's Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson has lashed out at the "evilness" of President Donald Trump's plan to deport illegal aliens. Johnson spoke Saturday for the first time in response to Trump’s plans. Trump is planning to ramp up deportation operations in Chicago and other Democrat-controlled "sanctuaries" that are harboring illegal…

Chicago residents are voicing their outrage as progressive Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson continues to prioritize illegal aliens over them. Locals blasted Johnson for proposing a property tax increase during a city council meeting as the flood of illegal aliens continues to strain finances. Residents are now calling on President Donald…

A member of the Texas Democratic Delegation has been robbed at gunpoint in crime-infested Chicago, according to reports. The Democrat delegate was in town for the Democratic National Convention. The victim, who was not named by police, was robbed at gunpoint while walking in downtown Chicago on Wednesday morning. The…

After yet another bloodbath July Fourth weekend in Chicago, the crime-infested city's Democrat mayor is trying to shift blame for the violence onto a former Republican president who has been dead for 30 years. According to Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson, former President Richard Nixon is partly to blame for his…

Dozens of people were shot during yet another bloodbath Fourth of July weekend in Democrat-controlled Chicago. Shootings and other violence across the country during the extended Fourth of July weekend have left at least 33 people dead and injured dozens, authorities said. 11 people were killed in Chicago alone, the Chicago…

The latest crime figures have revealed the devastating impact on Chicago from floods of illegal aliens arriving in the Democrat-controlled "sanctuary city." During the first three months of this year alone, over 1,000 illegal aliens from Venezuela were arrested for committing crimes in Chicago. The news comes amid widespread outrage…