Slow start or cautious rollout? Chicago mayor unveils transition report, fills key posts later than predecessors
CHICAGO -- Days before he was sworn in as Chicago’s mayor in 2011, Rahm Emanuel unveiled a series of goals from his transition team, including plans for the first 100 days.
Lori Lightfoot similarly held a pre-inaugural news conference in 2019 detailing her transition committee’s recommendations and her aspirations for the administration to come.
Since winning the April 4 election to become Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson has taken a much different approach to the change from candidate to mayor.
Like Emanuel and Lightfoot, Johnson followed the traditional model of calling together experts from across the city to recommend the best way forward.
But unlike his predecessors, Johnson has not rushed to make personnel changes or even unveil his transition report until this week, nearly two months into his term in office. At a news conference Thursday, Johnson and his team unveiled a series of recommendations that will set the stage for what he hopes is a model of
