Mayor Brandon Johnson

Happy Diwali, @Chicago! 

The Festival of Lights signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. May we carry this message into our communities every day with renewed commitment to make our city a beacon of hope and inclusion for all.

Happy Native American Heritage Month, @Chicago!

Our city wouldn’t be the same without the contributions, culture, and history of our Native communities. From the development of Jigzibik affordable housing to our annual Native American Heritage Month reception, Chicago's Native community will always have an advocate and voice in my administration.

As Mayor of Chicago, I wish I could end the wars that are making life more expensive.

In order to hire more workers to shovel snow, trim trees, and remove garbage, without placing the burden on working Chicagoans, we need to push our alders to vote for my Fair Share Budget.

A tale in 4 parts:

I’m grateful to our city's leading public defenders for elevating important conversations around how we can not only resolve the fiscal burden created by past police misconduct, but also advance new proactive measures and strategies that rebuild trust between law enforcement and our communities while preventing instances of abuse before they occur.

The proposed reform has the potential to create meaningful safeguards against wrongful convictions by curbing the conditions that allow for instances of coercion and misconduct, while saving taxpayer dollars by reducing costly litigation stemming from wrongful convictions. Accordingly, I have advised the Department of Law to explore how the City could implement this measure and make lawyers more accessible to people in CPD custody.