Petition Seeks to Empower Chicago Voters to Recall Far-Left Mayor Brandon Johnson

Chicago voters could vote this fall to give themselves the power to recall far-left mayor Brandon Johnson whose first year in office has been marked by a progressive turn, surging violence, and a flood of migrants drawn to the city’s sanctuary policies.

On Friday, leaders of a new political action committee launched the “Recall this Fall” petition to put a binding referendum on the November ballot, according to a news release. If approved by voters, the referendum would provide a mechanism for residents to recall their mayor.

But getting on the ballot will...