Chicago is struggling with violent crime, financial instability and political turmoil, with a decrease in the approval of Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson to 14 percent.
In a horrific indictment by Johnson's leadership, it seems that nearly 80 percent of Chicago voters have an unfavorable vision of their mayor, according to the recent Illinois Policy Institute.
And described 65 percent amazing their outlook as “very unfavorable”.
It is a significant number for a man who was in his position only since May 2023 and represents the slightest classification to approve a mayor in the modern history of Chicago.
It is not uncommon for political leaders to test a decrease in public support over time, especially as they are approaching the end of their term, but Johnson, 48, has I endured the period of an incentive as a mayor Since his The elections in 2022 and its almost almost approved collapse of his mandate did not hear.
Even his lack of popularity exceeds that he is from the US Congress, which is still despite years of job defects and partisan networks includes a slightly higher approval rate at 29 percent.
The January poll revealed the crime is the highest concern for voters in Chicago, followed by high taxes and mismanagement within the city government.
Such issues have determined Johnson's time in his position, and for many, his response was not enough.
A democratic mayor of the Chicago Brandon Johnson ranked to 14 percent is declined
Under Johnson's watch, the crime continued in the city cavity, with release, shooting and rampant theft, making the population afraid and frustrated. In the photo, Chicago police officers are working at the scene where a man was shot in the Abtown neighborhood in Chicago in October
Last August, Johnson was classified as the “worst mayor
Johnson's ascension to power was largely driven by the Teachers Union in Chicago (CTU), where he was previously working as a regulator.
The Federation poured millions in its campaign, as it effectively installed one of their office at the city's top office.
While the close relationship was able to secure strong support from loyalists in the federation, it seems to have strengthened the wider voters.
The poll revealed that 57 percent of voters are less likely to support the candidate who takes the money of the campaign from CTU, which indicates that Johnson's deep relations with the controversial work organization have become a political responsibility.
And taxpayers have a good cause of anxiety. CTU has introduced more than 700 new contract demands. If only a small portion is granted, Chicago's public schools may be amazing with an amazing deficit of $ 4 billion by 2029.
The expected budget deficit in Chicago is already 982.4 million dollars, according to the Civil Union.
Despite many tactics to save the city from bankruptcy, politicians failed to reach the root of the case – which increases pension payments to more than 40,000 public employees in Chicago.
Under Johnson's watch, the crime continued in the city cavity, with release, shooting and rampant theft, making the population afraid and frustrated.
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The migrant crisis dominates the mayor of Johnson as the mayor of Chicago, as it revealed last year more than $ 400 million on the flow of more than 42,000 immigrants.
His reluctance to take a strict position against criminal activity has caused severe criticism from both citizens and law enforcement officials, which led to an increase in public confidence.
Several neighborhoods of Chicago, which were vibrant and prosperous, have been caught by high violence and economic instability.
Voters in Chicago, like anywhere else, want to feel safe when they walk on the street.
But Johnson fell into the trap of the progressive politician of being more softening over the stations of law, which can be prepared.
With America struggling with the killing of the police by George Floyd, Johnson, then the Cook County Commissioner, joined others in calls to “enter the police.”
He retracted this during an electoral campaign for the municipality of his incitement against mid -Democrat Paul Fallas, who pledged to employ more officers amid widespread fears of public safety.
However, his mayor suffered due to adherence to law and order.
The number of strict attacks in Chicago jumped by 4 percent to 14,029 between 2023 and 2024, according to the Association of Heads of the Great Cities (MCCA).
The numbers of murders, rape and theft decreased slightly, but are still worried.
Small companies have been closing, residents have been fleeing for a long time, and an increasing number of families wondered whether the city is still an applicable place to build their future.
A lawsuit from last year revealed how August 2022 to June 2024, more than 42,000 Chicago immigrants entered, and Johnson spent an amazing amount of 400 million dollars in dealing with a flow – with a huge percentage of private companies.
France arrived at Johnson's approach to the boiling point, where the population had an opportunity to make their voices hear directly to Democrat.
An angry woman told him: “We are in a billion dollar deficiency, and I spent half of our money on illegal?”
The lawsuit revealed how the city spent more than $ 400 million on immigrants within two years.
Immigrants living in the fifteenth province of Chicago police were seen outside the station last September
More than 42,000 immigrants, most of them from Venezuela, reached Chicago by bus from the Texas border. Chicago, a city of a haven that includes asylum seekers at police stations, Ohair International Airport, and the city's manager, which is run by the city
According to the NBC5 investigation, the largest part of the money went to private companies that provide services, including migrant employees ’shelters and the establishment of rental agreements.
A stunning amount of $ 253 million went to only one company, who are preferred health care employees in Kansas, to employ migratory shelters.
Last spring, Johnson revealed that he was looking for $ 70 million of taxpayer money to help with a lack of budget caused by migrants.
Chicago is not the only American liberal city that is struggling to deal with the flow of migrants and asylum seekers across the southern border.
But Johnson strongly struggled to accommodate tens of thousands of new arrivals who arrived in search of work and schools and without a roof over their heads.
When his administration turned to public schools into shelters and left apartments to foreigners, residents of the black neighborhoods often vent their anger on social media.
Mayor Johnson leads a city of more than 2.6 million people
In one viral clip, an African American woman criticized the mayor's support for asylum seekers, with shelters and $ 9,000, saying that he was at the expense of blacks who helped in his election.
“I don't understand how they can give these immigrants thousands of dollars in the state of Illinois, but look at what they are doing to people with us,” said Chicago's woman.
The vision of the “Latinians” who arrive in its neighborhood in the 12-12 square trucks, using government care checks to “buy everything” and the price of the black population effectively.
She added: “The fact that they are here, and our government gives them more than the people who were born here, really started getting rid of the United States.”
“Mayor Brandon, we are coming for **.”
