Chicago City Council passes cease-fire resolution, Johnson makes tie-breaker vote

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson cast the tie-breaking vote as the Chicago City Council narrowly passed a resolution calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza Wednesday, bringing a monthslong battle over the symbolic declaration to an end. The resolution passed with Mayor Brandon Johnson breaking a 23-23 deadlock in a meeting that saw him once again clear the Council chambers after disruptions ...

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