Slow start or cautious rollout? Mayor Johnson unveils transition report, fills key posts later than predecessors

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 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.