Chicago Way w/John Kass: Does Mayor Brandon Johnson even want to run again?

About this episode

John Kass discusses the political landscape in Chicago with Ald. Ray Lopez and Jeff Carlin, focusing on Mayor Brandon Johnson's potential re-election bid and accountability for parents of violent teens.

Chicago Way w/John Kass (05/31/26): Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin with questions about Chuy Garcia’s old school political tactics, whether or not Brandon Johnson has the heart to run for re-election, and why his fellow alders are finally getting behind his proposal to hold parents of violent teens accountable? Also, […]

People in this episode

Host: John Kass

Guests: Jeff Carlin, Ray Lopez

Topics covered

• Chicago politics
• Brandon Johnson
• Aldermanic accountability
• Chuy Garcia
• Election speculation

Keywords

• Brandon Johnson
• Ray Lopez
• Chuy Garcia
• Chicago politics
• Aldermanic accountability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Way

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