Chicago Mayoral Race 2025

Chicago Mayoral Race 2025. Chicago — as residents of chicago prepare to elect a mayor, they are staring at a highly uncertain picture: Chicago voters will choose brandon johnson, a progressive cook county commissioner backed by the powerful teachers union, as the city’s next mayor, cnn projects.

Runners not selected in the lottery can still participate through the bank of america. Johnson came back to defeat moderate paul vallas in a race focused on crime and johnson’s ties to the city’s powerful teachers’ union.