The Latest Breaking News from Brandon Johnson

What will it mean if ward-level data show Black voters cast ballots for Johnson, while their City Council representatives backed Vallas?

Replacing outgoing 46th Ward Ald. James Cappleman, Angela Clay becomes the first African American to represent the North Side ward, bringing the total number of Council seats held by African Americans to 20. Rival Kim Walz conceded less than two hours after the polls closed.

Election had pit Johnson, who previously supported defunding the police, against the centrist Paul Vallas, who was endorsed by the police union

Welcome to the Tuesday, April 4, Brew. 

Chicago voters are choosing a new mayor to lead the heavily Democratic city

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

“I highly doubt either camp will concede on election night because up to 100,000 votes may not be counted when we go to bed on election night,” said pollster Matt Podgorski of M3 Strategies.

CHICAGO — Chicago’s most active voting precinct has an unlikely cornerstone. A big chunk of its voters don’t cast ballots at an elementary school gym or a library — they vote from jail.

Vallas is running on his educational record in Philly and New Orleans — but some parents say it was disastrous