"Brandon Johnson becomes Chicago's new mayor with focus on public safety"

Progressive candidate Brandon Johnson has won the Chicago mayoral election, defeating his opponent Paul Vallas. Johnson, a Cook county board commissioner, led with 51.4% of the votes, while Vallas had 48.6%. The election had pitted two Democrats from opposite ends of the party's spectrum against each other, with public safety being the main issue. Johnson's victory was seen as a boost for the defund the police movement. Despite a sleepy election day turnout, young voters turned out in high numbers, possibly spurring the boost for Johnson.