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Business now has business to run and needs stability. Johnson has a city to run. In those realities may the basis for peace, or at least an understanding if not an alliance.
“Chicago, how the heck are you?” Johnson called out, upon taking the stage at the Grand Horizon Ballroom, 2121 S. Prairie Ave., to claim victory. “Tonight is the gateway to a new future for our city.”
Nearly a quarter of the city will get new political leadership in 2023, a result of an unprecedented exodus of veteran alderpeople that will herald — along with the election of a new mayor — the start of a new era at City Hall.
Backed by the powerful Chicago teachers Union, he waged an unapologetically progressive campaign and saw off a “law and order” opponent. Now comes the hard part.
Brandon Johnson, a Chicago Teachers Union member, is running for mayor against Paul Vallas, a former schools CEO and longstanding union antagonist.