The furious post came shortly after Mayor Johnson announced an executive order blocking federal immigration officials from using city-owned spaces like parking lots.

Johnson called for criminal charges Tuesday against federal agents who violate his new executive order banning them from using city land to carry out their deportation operations.

The lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago officials calls the looming deployment of both Texas and Illinois National Guard troops a politically motivated and unconstitutional federal overreach.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson today said the budget proposal he plans to unveil next week will reflect potential federal funding cuts.

Members of Chicago's law enforcement community are taking offense with a comment made by Mayor Brandon Johnson, after he said this week, in part, "jails and incarceration and law enforcement is a sickness.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Monday establishing "ICE Free Zones" across city-owned properties, barring federal immigration agents from using municipal spaces for civil enforcement operations.

Cultural Affairs Commissioner Clinée Hedspeth’s resignation was announced during a Tuesday Cultural Advisory Council meeting, members of the council said.

Johnson voiced his desire to see criminal charges brought against federal agents who violate his executive orders.