The Brandon Johnson era of Chicago politics begins with his inauguration on Monday. After examining the legacy of his predecessor
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, the Tribune Opinion section invited our columnists and contributors to write about what Chicago’s new mayor must do to better the city. To read each piece calling Johnson to action on several issues, click the links below.Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the challenges that lie ahead
He will become the chief executive of the third largest city in America, will serve more than 2.5 million people and manage a budget of more of $16 billion. And if you take his campaign at face value, he inarguably will become the most left-wing leader this city ever has elected. Read more here.
Laura Washington: As mayor, Brandon Johnson must uplift transparency and ethics in government
On Monday, Johnson will replace the first Chicago mayor in modern times to make corruption fighting and good government a top priority. Lori Lightfoot won City Hall on the steam of her campaign motto, “Bring in the Light,” by uplifting transparency and ethics in government. It’s still pretty dark out there. Read more here.
Clarence Page: Brandon Johnson’s ‘holistic’ ideas got him elected. Can they be enacted?
Chicago voters appeared to buy Brandon Johnson’s insistence that concern for the “root causes of crime” do not have to be the enemy of support for police and good policing. His victory marks a big win against what he calls the “false choice” of “lock ’em up” versus a “holistic” approach to crime-fighting. Read more here.
Faith leaders: What a moral framework for Chicago under Brandon Johnson could look like
As faith, spiritual and ethical leaders of this grand city called Chicago, we stand together to demand our civic leaders embrace a moral framework to address the challenges of our city. Our city needs this framework to ignite our collective consciousness to re-imagine the 234 square miles we call Chicago. Read more here.
Matt Paprocki: Making Chicago safer and more affordable must be Brandon Johnson’s primary goal
I know Chicago is a great city. But clearly our elected leaders need to do more to convince Chicagoans and the city’s business leaders they’re going to address our biggest problems. We need to believe we can fix things that make it hard to stay. Read more here.
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