Chicago rejects tough-on-crime mayoral candidate for Brandon Johnson

It has been called the ‘city drenched in blood from violent ’.

But ’s incoming mayor Brandon Johnson has promised ‘a new chapter in the history of our city’, despite his prior support for defunding the police.

His election marks a sea change in , with his winning platform a rejection of the ‘tough-on-crime’ mantra that has gripped local politics in recent years.

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