The Brief
- Monday is the final day for candidates running to become mayor of Chicago to file their petitions and get on the ballot.
- Incumbent Mayor Brandon Johnson faces a likely large field of challengers as he seeks reelection.
- Election Day is Feb. 23, but if no candidate receives a majority of the vote, there will be a runoff in April.
CHICAGO – Monday is the final day for the candidates running for Chicago mayor and aldermen to file their paperwork to get on the ballot in next February’s election.
Incumbent Mayor Brandon Johnson is running for a second term. But he’s facing a potentially large field of challengers as his approval ratings have sunk, and he’s struggled to get much of his progressive agenda passed through an increasingly independent City Council.
Each of the 50 aldermanic seats that comprise the City Council are also on the ballot next year.…