Why won’t Chicago give Mayor Brandon Johnson credit?

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Published on September 3, 2026

Why won’t Chicago give Mayor Brandon Johnson credit?

Jaqueza Thomas with the Mayor's Youth Commission and Mayor Brandon Johnson greet one another during a special youth led press conference at City Hall on May 20, 2025. Photo by Ash Lane for The TRiiBE®

Crime is still down in Chicago. Records show that, under Mayor Brandon Johnson, we’ve been seeing some of the lowest crime stats since the 1960s. Imagine if this news came out during the tenures of Rahm Emanuel or the Daleys. As Charles Preston, community engagement manager for Injustice Watch, pointed out: there’d be parades in […]

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