Chicago Mayoral Election 2023

Chicago on Monday ushered in a new mayor and, with him, what he hopes will be a “new era” for the city.

Monday morning, former Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who defeated Paul Vallas in a tight and at times contentious runoff election earlier this year, was sworn in as the city’s next mayor.

Monday morning, former Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who defeated Paul Vallas in a tight and at times contentious runoff election earlier this year, will be sworn in as the city’s next mayor. Lisa Chavarria has more.

Inauguration day for Chicago’s 57th mayor is officially here.

Preparations are underway for the swearing-in of new Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson, and NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo has a preview.

Former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing a consultant of defrauding his campaign out of hundreds of thousands of dollars that he allegedly falsely claimed was spent on get-out-the-vote efforts in Black communities which the former public schools chief ultimately lost.

A mix of victory and defeat swept the city in Tuesday’s elections, but the election board said the results, specifically in tight aldermanic races, are not complete because of outstanding vote-by-mail ballots.

Chicagoans cast their ballots to choose Chicago’s 57th mayor earlier this week as Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas both campaigned on messages of change following a tumultuous four years in Chicago, accented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Another round of mail-in ballots has been counted by the Chicago Board of Elections, helping to provide more clarity following Tuesday’s runoff election that saw Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson narrowly defeat former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas.

One day after his first meeting with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson had a meeting with Gov. J.B. Pritzker Friday.

With major change on the horizon within the next several weeks in Chicago as the city transitions from one mayor’s administration to another, the first step in that process took place Thursday afternoon.

Election season in Chicago may officially be over, but results from the municipal runoff elections will not be official until April 18, which marks two weeks after the elections were held.

Chicago’s Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson speaks at a presser Thursday after meeting with current Mayor Lori Lightfoot as the transition process begins.

The next several weeks will usher in plenty of change for Chicago as the city navigates the waiting period between electing a new mayor and the transition of power, along with the changes expected to come once newly-elected Brandon Johnson takes office. Sandra Torres reports.

The next several weeks will usher in plenty of change for Chicago as the city navigates the waiting period between electing a new mayor and the transition of power, along with the changes expected to come once newly-elected Brandon Johnson takes office.

Residents in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, where Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson lives, were in a celebratory spirit following the Cook County Commissioner’s win in the mayoral runoff, NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson sat down with NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern for his first interview since defeating former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in the mayoral runoff election.

Chicago on Tuesday elected its newest mayor, but when will the transition officially take place?

Chicago’s mayoral election remained incredibly close for hours before a winner was called, indicating the city was very much divided on who they wanted to lead for the next four years.

Just over a month after finishing in the runner-up spot in the first round of the mayoral election, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has defeated former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas to become the city’s next mayor.