As Mayor, Johnson has sought to remove red tape to streamline housing and commercial development in the city. [ 107 ] During the 2023 mayoral campaign, Johnson campaigned on passing the " Bring Chicago Home " ordinance, a plan to increase the City's real estate transfer tax (RETT) on property sales over $1 million to fund affordable housing and ...

May 15, 2023 · Request a video/virtual remarks from Mayor Johnson . Office of the Mayor Phone: Call 311 ; 121 N LaSalle Street Chicago City Hall 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60602

May 15, 2024 · Mayor Johnson was sworn in as the 57th mayor of the City of Chicago on May 15, 2023, and from a landmark $1.25 billion investment in neighborhood development and reduction in violent crime, to hundreds of millions of dollars in support for Chicago’s unhoused and plans to spur housing and commercial development, the first year in office has ...

May 15, 2023 · “As your Mayor, it’s my duty to take bold, immediate action to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago,” said Mayor Johnson. “My first executive orders as Mayor of Chicago instruct our government to boost youth employment, so all young Chicagoans can reach their potential across our city, in addition to re-organizing the work of the ...

Aug 24, 2023 · 100 days in, Mayor Johnson defends his efforts to reduce crime "Twenty-four thousand young people working, that is a public safety plan," Johnson said after recently marking his first 100...

May 15, 2023 · At 2 p.m., Mayor Johnson, along with First Lady Stacie Rencher-Johnson, will hold a public meet-and-greet at City Hall and in Daley Plaza. The open house is open to the public.

Dec 10, 2024 · Mayor of Chicago, 2023-Democratic Party; Non-partisan primary election February 28th, 2023, resulted in run-off general election with Paul Vallas, having defeated Kambium Buckner, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Ja’Mal Green, Sophia King, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Roderick Sawyer, and Willie L. Wilson.

May 15, 2023 · Brandon Johnson was sworn in as mayor of the nation's third-largest city Monday at a ceremony attended by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin.

Apr 24, 2023 · Brandon Johnson — the Cook County commissioner, former Chicago Teachers Union organizer and Chicago Public Schools teacher — was inaugurated Monday as Chicago’s 57th mayor. Since …

May 15, 2023 · After being sworn in as Chicago’s 57th mayor, Johnson vowed to lead a civic renaissance that will unite people with “radically different ideas for how to confront” Chicago’s problems ...