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Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over his first City Council meeting, efforts begin to restore and preserve the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, and adorable foxes call Millennium Park home.

Mayors and police officials around the U.S. are rolling out familiar strategies in response to the traditional summer bump in violent crime

“The mayor was clear that there were some real questions about the effectiveness of ShotSpotter .... There might be individuals who have different perspective. He’s gonna hear everyone out and make a decision on that,” senior adviser Jason Lee told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Interim Chicago Police Supt. Fred Waller said his comprehensive safety plan includes putting more officers on public transit and in business areas, and examining bags at beaches and Millennium Park.

CHICAGO — When Chicago last hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1996, Mayor Richard M. Daley played the role of deep-pocketed Johnny Appleseed.

The new mayor more than made it through his first Council meeting with grace, style and plenty of jokes.

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first City Council meeting saw aldermen sign off on his plan to stack key leadership roles with his allies, an early victory for the new mayor who spent much of his first day holding the gavel attempting flattery and levity — including an opening dig…

For one, the Johnson administration’s choices around community development and public safety matter for improving public transit, a UIC urban planning professor writes.

Parliamentary maneuver postpones a final vote on a $51 million fund transfer — enough to help the city deal with the crisis till the end of June.

By a 41-9 vote, Mayor Brandon Johnson reshaped the City Council in his progressive image.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration will be sending a newly created team of street outreach workers to Chicago neighborhoods during the Memorial Day weekend to help with the city’s violence prevention efforts.