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WATCH LIVE: Brandon Johnson inaugurated as Chicago’s next mayor

By Rachel Schilke
Published May 15, 2023 3:10pm ET
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WATCH LIVE: Brandon Johnson inaugurated as Chicago’s next mayor
Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters after defeating Paul Vallas after the mayoral runoff election late Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Chicago. For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments. But recent down-ballot victories are providing hope of reshaping the Democratic Party from the bottom up, rather than from Washington. | (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)


Brandon Johnson will be inaugurated as Chicago‘s next mayor on Monday, taking up the mantle from outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Johnson defeated former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in the April runoff election. Vallas and Johnson advanced to the final battle after beating Lightfoot in the February general election, making her the first incumbent in 40 years to lose reelection.

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