Afternoon Briefing: Mayor Johnson gets down to business

Good afternoon, Chicago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson kicked off his first City Council meeting this morning with a dig at Fox News’ recent coverage of his incoming administration’s progressive platform.

But the meeting quickly turned serious as the public comment period began ahead of an expected vote on designating $51 million in city budget surpluses to fund migrant services as the arrival of asylum-seekers in Chicago continues unabated.

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