The City Council on Wednesday failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto​ of an ordinance that would have banned the sale of most intoxicating hemp-derived products in Chicago.

The Chicago City Council has failed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of a ban on the sale of most intoxicating hemp products.

The City Council majority on Wednesday created nearly a dozen working groups to make certain that Johnson implements the alternative budget he opposed instead of sabotaging it.

The mayor's order was criticized by Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke for potentially jeopardizing criminal prosecutions.

A group of six Chicago Public Schools board members blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday, accusing City Hall of sabotaging a professional search for a new head of the school district.

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