Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday debuted a new goal for Chicago: fewer than 500 homicides next year. Johnson floated the benchmark — which has not been achieved since 2015 — during a City Club of Chicago speech,

Four former employees of the mayor's team were fired then put on the list for reasons that two aldermen say fall well short of what the list was intended for.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s pensions are worth an estimated $3.8 million after only four years as a teacher and one term as mayor. It could go even higher, depending on his next job moves.

Aldermen called on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to change the rules governing the do-not-hire list used to block several former employees from future city jobs.

The staffers were placed on the list by former communications head Ronnie Reese, who now stands accused of sexual harassment and misogyny.

It turns out that four former employees of the mayor's team were fired then put on the list for reasons that two aldermen say fall well short of what the list was intended for. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team is accused of intimidating employees by putting them on the list after they have been fired. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.