CHICAGO MAYOR-ELECT BRANDON JOHNSON SPOKE BEFORE ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS WEDNESDAY AND WAS MET WITH PLENTY OF CHEERS AND SOME JEERS.

MAYOR-ELECT JOHNSON ADDRESSED THE HOUSE AND SENATE, NOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CITY TO ILLINOIS AND PLEDGING A SPIRIT OF UNITY. SENATE PRESIDENT DON HARMON MET WITH HIM PERSONALLY:

REPUBLICANS, LIKE REPRESENTATIVE ANDREW CHESNEY OF FREEPORT ARE WARNING THAT MAYOR-ELECT JOHNSON’S PROGRESSIVE POLICIES WILL HARM ALL OF ILLINOIS.

DURING HIS ADDRESS TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE, JOHNSON CALLED FOR UNITY, STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF CHICAGO TO THE STATE AND THE NEED TO CREATE A TRAUMA RESPONSE NETWORK AT SCHOOLS THAT SEE THE MOST VIOLENCE.