Chicago's New Mayor-elect Faces Challenges from City Council and Rising Crime.

Newly elected Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will face a challenging City Council, which has recently expanded the number of council committees and handed out chairmanships to themselves rather than waiting for Johnson to do so. While aldermen are open to working with Johnson, they may not be as willing to hand the keys to him as they have for decades when mayors dictated council committee leadership posts. The new council appears poised to see its Latino membership increase to 14 from 12, its Asian representation boosted to two from zero, and its LGBTQ representation increase to nine from six.