Brandon Johnson often speaks of his concern for the ... from taking action against unregulated purveyors of potent hemp products that have sent numerous city kids to the hospital after what ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s continued insistence on looking to Springfield as a magical pot of gold for additional city revenue ...

Sales of the weedlike substances have increased, in part thanks to a loophole in federal law, prompting smoke shops that sell unregulated products to minors to pop up.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bid to reset his agenda for the new year was eclipsed Tuesday by a remarkably direct attack from Gov. JB Pritzker, following the governor’s rare defeat in Springfield ...

JB Pritzker to strongly regulate hemp sales stalled in the Illinois House late Monday after intense lobbying by both the governor and Mayor Brandon Johnson, who opposed the measure over revenue ...

Gov. JB Pritzker says Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wasn’t responsible for the defeat of a hemp-regulation bill in Springfield that was a priority for the governor. Pritzker, who pushed hard for ...

Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson who had publicly pushed to tank the bill. Pritzker ...

The failed vote was no surprise; even if the amendment had passed, there would have been a 34-vote hurdle to clear a ...

An already contentious relationship still can be salvaged if a mayor and governor who need each other to solve their respective budget troubles start communicating frequently and privately, instead of ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in on the hemp bill in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday. He said he's glad the bill didn't move forward and work has just begun on regulations.

As JB Pritzker was trying to convince lawmakers to support a hemp-regulation bill over dinner at the governor’s mansion in Springfield this past weekend, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was ...