Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson defeated moderate Democrat Paul Vallas, the former head of Chicago Public Schools, in an upset victory in Tuesday's mayoral election.
that his ambitious proposals for investments in Chicago's social programs would require tax increases.
"Are there opportunities for us to have things on the table to generate revenue from tourism? Absolutely," Johnson said.Chicago is a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. Johnson has promised to expand those policies, introducing a"Plan for Sanctuary and Immigrant Justice" in February. Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson, left, defeated moderate Democrat Paul Vallas in the April 4 runoff election.Johnson's campaign website is explicit: The mayor-elect believes"One: abortion is health care. Two: abortion should be a constitutional right. Three: We will not accept an America – or a Chicago – that goes back in time."
Chicago mayoral candidate and Cook County commissioner Brandon Johnson speaks during a press conference outside of City Hall to explain his proposed agenda if elected mayor on Jan. 24, 2023, in Chicago. Johnson's website promises to combat"misinformation" spread by news outlets by changing official records to refer to murdered trans people by their preferred pronouns. Jonson will"work with the Cook County Medical Examiner and the General Assembly to expand the flow of useful information, which will serve an important role in decreasing the number of trans people misgendered by official records," his website states.
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