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...