Mayor Brandon Johnson arrives before a meeting with Gov. JB Pritzker at the Stratton Building next door to the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2025, in Springfield.

Mayor Brandon Johnson congratulates members of the Dyett High School basketball team on their high school state championship in the mayor’s ceremonial office at City Hall on March 20, 2025.

On a warm, late June morning at Truman College in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed attendees to the first of several budget roundtables.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to demonstrators in Grant Park who were protesting the policies of President Donald Trump and showing their support for union labor, on May 1, 2025, in Chicago.

Brandon Johnson said looking out for Black folks interests ensures "sustainable growth.” ... May 20, 2025. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Photo: Getty Images Kayla Bartkowski.

Photo: John Roca/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images They say voters deserve what they get in a democracy, but no one deserves Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson , and certainly not Chicago school ...