Johnson didn't give many specifics about their meeting but said it was emotional to cross the threshold of the mayor's offices at City Hall.
Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson leaves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office at City Hall on April 6, 2023.
“This moment is quite frankly a historical moment where the first Black woman, LGBTQ, transitioned her administration to another Black man,” Johnson told reporters after leaving Lightfoot’s office. “It’s a very great day for the city of Chicago. We are going to be not only united, we’re going to be a stronger city, one that the rest of the world can look at as a model.
Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson speaks with members of the press after meeting with Mayor Lori Lightfoot at City Hall on April 6, 2023. Lightfoot later tweeted that she assured her successor “that myself and the Mayor’s Office staff are ready to support him over the next several weeks.”
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