Brandon Johnson

So that's coming.

And the city of Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson has been working with another developer, Bob Dunn, about an idea on the lakefront.

So we might see some more there, and I am sure we will learn more about what they're actually negotiating at the state level.

So I wish that the next story on this wouldn't be until veto session, but I'm confident there will be two or three before then.

see coming up here in the next several months as we turn our eyes to the Susanna Mendoza's and, of course, Alexi Janoulias.

And then you can't forget the guy that's in office with the Xerox copy of all his, you know, ballot signatures, Brandon Johnson.

Right.

And so the ballot challenges actually begin the hearings today at 10 o'clock.

So the CTU did not get everybody that they wanted, and they certainly didn't get their school board president on.

That should be a sign for the Mendozas and the Kellys that it's possible to lure in more conservative votes.

And does this Chicago school board and this election system that they just came through, does this matter, do you think? Because last time, remember, Brandon Johnson had so much power with the unions and things like that behind him.

Is it a little divided now?

see coming up here in the next several months as we turn our eyes to the Susanna Mendoza's and, of course, Alexi Janoulias.

And then you can't forget the guy that's in office with the Xerox copy of all his, you know, ballot signatures, Brandon Johnson.

Right.

And so the ballot challenges actually begin the hearings today at 10 o'clock.

They certainly didn't get their school board president on.

That should be a sign for the Mendozas and the Kellys that it's possible to lure in more conservative votes.

And does this Chicago school board and this election system that they just came through, does this matter, do you think? Because last time, remember, Brandon Johnson had so much power with the unions and things like that behind him.

Is it a little divided now?

you'd do something else, right? And, of course, the thing that's kind of really...

erupt you know especially brandon johnson's re-elected which you know i dearly hope he doesn't

get is he going to get his signatures in he's short like 30 000 signatures

oh that yeah i want to talk about that today too um we can talk about that because he's he's not only really light on his petitions and when they sound crooked as heck from you know Just a summary.

It's not that far off.

The Sometimes piece a week or two ago said that the teachers' union has blown its wad on the, you know, The school board elections, which is money they didn't have to spend in such an amount in the past in other election cycles, they've had a fracture between the teachers union and the SEIU faction.

Brandon Johnson is not getting SEIU support.

And then the teachers' rank and file voted down their dues increase last spring, which the teachers' union was banking on for their political action moves.

Campaigns typically turn in thousands more than they need in case some signatures are thrown out.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is one of several candidates facing challenges, along with Alexi Janoulias, Mike Quigley, Maria Pappas, and Susana Mendoza.

Across all city races, the Electoral Board says 108 cases have been filed.

That includes challenges in races for city clerk, treasurer, older person, and police district councils.

It's still not clear what led up to the crash.

And Chicago election officials are reviewing dozens of objections in the upcoming mayoral and municipal elections.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is among the candidates facing challenges.

Candidates have to collect 12,500 valid signatures to get on the ballot.

Chicago's race for mayor enters a new phase this morning.

Hearings begin on challenges to candidates' petitions, and one of the people whose signatures are being challenged is the mayor himself, Brandon Johnson.

Naomi Ruckam is here to explain the process for

us.

Good morning.

It is unusual for a sitting Chicago mayor to face a signature challenge.

Now Brandon Johnson and several of his rivals are heading into a process that could change who's on the February ballot.

To get on the ballot, candidates for mayor need at least 12,500 valid signatures.

I can briefly tell you more about it, but I want to hear your reaction, Jeff, to what you think is coming.

Well, I think what's coming is at the end of January, we're going to have a new school board, and it's not going to be slanted towards the CTU, which was about 14 to 6, I believe, plus a CPS president that was the handpick of Brandon Johnson.

We now have someone who didn't want as president of the CPS, and it's a 10 to 10 situation.

So the opposition, sorry about the ambulance in the background, the opposition now has 10 votes plus the president's vote, which makes it 11.

Well, it is interesting because Biggs backed by Michael Sachs, Giannulli is backed by Michael Sachs.

Is there going to be some sort of, like, if those two get elected, Giannulli as mayor, which would be, I think, an absolute disaster, are they going to collude to, like, raid the TIF funding to help out? What's going to happen there, I think, personally?

Yeah, I think that's a good possibility, that the city is going to give the Chicago school board more money, which is what Brandon Johnson did.

And I think the other thing is that I don't believe Jessica Biggs, who's the new president, has ever said that she is against raising property taxes because the school...

Paperwork challenge.

The petition submitted by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is bid for another term.

One rival is seeking to disqualify thousands of signatures over allegations of photocopied petitions.

and signatures from non-Chicago voters, along with other irregularities.

In the US, the Chicago Board of Elections has commenced hearings on more than 100 challenges to candidate nominating petitions for the upcoming municipal elections.

According to CBS News, objections have been lodged against several mayoral hopefuls, including the incumbent Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Legal representatives are scheduled to reconvene this week as election officials work towards certifying the final ballot.

Baltimore City Council is scheduled to take a final vote today on legislation establishing a dedicated Department of Neighborhood Safety to manage non-violent emergency calls.