‘Fracture’ in Chicago’s labor world complicates Mayor Brandon Johnson’s third budget fight

As Mayor Brandon Johnson has shaken hands in church pews and given booming speeches in school auditoriums while selling his 2026 budget plan directly to Chicagoans, one color has been notably muted among his supporters: purple.

Related articles:

	International student enrollment declines at nearly two dozen Illinois universities
	Chicago-based celebrity video site Cameo gets temporary restraining order against OpenAI