Inauguration day for Chicago's 57th mayor is officially here.
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Johnson will begin his day meeting with supporters and students in the Austin neighborhood, at Michele Clark Magnet High School. Following that, Johnson will head to the Credit 1 Arena on the city's West Side.
Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois Chicago Dick Simpson says that although Johnson is coming into office without a major budget deficit, he still faces financial challenges in order to bring the social service programs he campaigned on to life. There is little doubt that public safety will remain the city’s top concern and Johnson’s response will shape his relationship with business leaders, other elected officials, his base of progressive activists and residents of every Chicago neighborhood.
Chicago has a higher per-capita homicide rate than New York or Los Angeles, but the most recent federal data shows it’s lower than other Midwestern cities, such as St. Louis and Detroit. Still, the number of homicides in Chicago hit a 25-year high in 2021 with 804, according to the Chicago Police Department.
The mayoral race was dominated by questions of how to address crime, and Johnson argued that a policing-first approach has failed.
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