Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb

The agreement included a $100 million commitment from the Haslams to pay for the demolition of the existing stadium, as well as tens of millions toward community projects and lakefront development in the next decade. In exchange, the city will drop related lawsuits.

Council faces an end-of-year deadline to approve the $100 million settlement with the Browns, which includes millions to demolish the existing city-owned stadium.

Mayor Justin Bibb, who campaigned on a promise to modernize City Hall, said AI adoption begins with securing city systems after a ransomware attack took down operations for weeks last summer.

Bibb and the faith leaders called on the community to support the plan, which calls for closing almost 30 schools and moving students to newer buildings with more academic offerings.

Mayor Justin Bibb handily secured his second term in Tuesday's municipal election, defeating challenger Laverne Gore.

In a more than three-hour hearing Monday, Bibb's administration came before members of council to explain the thinking behind the deal rather than continuing to fight the move to Brook Park.

The Haslam Sports Group announced they will invest $100 million toward the city's lakefront plan to fill the hole left by the downtown stadium as the NFL team readies to move to Brook Park.

Mayor Justin Bibb's administration said a council staffer "improperly" downloaded thousands of public records. City Council President Blaine Griffin denies any policy was violated and said members of the administration "threatened" council staff.

Cleveland firefighters have agreed to a new three-year contract with the city, which includes a 21% pay increase during that time.

Cleveland City Council voted to amend the city’s annual budget proposal to include an additional $4.6 million from the general fund for neighborhood improvements.