Emboldened City Council blocks Mayor Johnson's proposed CHA board takeover

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to seize control over the Chicago Housing Authority board led by mayoral challenger Matthew Brewer was thwarted Tuesday after yet another City Council revolt. Johnson introduced three appointments to the CHA board, including Brewer’s replacement, to a Housing Committee chaired by one of his closest allies in an attempt to speed the confirmation process and immediately seat those new members. But members of the rebel bloc that rejected Johnson’s corporate head tax…