Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson prioritizes investment in schools, youth jobs, and smart crime fighting.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson urged state lawmakers to deliver funds for schools, youth employment, and other initiatives that he said would uplift Chicago and Illinois during his first visit to Springfield since winning the election. Johnson's address to a joint session of the Illinois House and Senate served as an extension of his campaign themes of championing progressive values and a holistic approach to tackling crime. He also called for revising the state's formula for allocating funding for public school districts and boosting the Local Government Distributive Fund, which is the portion of the state income tax that goes to municipalities, as two initiatives he sees as long overdue.