Brandon Johnson, 47, a union organizer endorsed by the teachers union, beat out Paul Vallas, 69, a former city budget director backed by the city's police union, in a tight runoff that marked a ...

Progressive Democrat and Cook County commissioner Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday night after defeating moderate Paul Vallas in a runoff election. The Associated Press called t… ...

Brandon Johnson was elected as Chicago’s next mayor on Tuesday, beating moderate rival Paul Vallas in a major victory for progressives after a contentious runoff race saw two Democratic ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the ...

Brandon Johnson speaks after being projected winner of the mayoral election on April 4, 2023, in Chicago. (Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images) A lifelong progressive, Johnson was born in Elgin, Illinois ...

Supporters of mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson dance during Johnson’s election-night gathering at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S. Prairie Ave. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times ...

Chicago voters will choose Brandon Johnson, a progressive Cook County commissioner backed by the powerful teachers union, as the city’s next mayor, CNN projects.

How Chicago’s Working-Class Movement Elected Mayor Brandon Johnson In a conversation with Jacobin, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates, city councilor Carlos Rosa, and editor and ...

The potential Chicago mayoral race competition is getting itchy. My wild card: Lisa Madigan who might resume her political ...

Asked what advice he would give Zohran Mamdani, Mayor Brandon Johnson alluded to the leftist coalition in Chicago souring on ...

Cook County Board Commissioner for the 1st District Brandon Johnson won the Chicago mayoral runoff at 51.42% of the vote with 99% of precincts reporting Tuesday night, with former Chicago Public ...