Behind the scenes with Mayor Brandon Johnson as he makes a Wednesday stop at the Illinois State Capitol to tout his financial agenda as both “modest” and beneficial to the whole state of Illinois.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson walks to the Blue Room to talk to lawmakers at the Illinois State Capitol, April 30, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson greets Senate President Don Harmon while meeting with lawmakers at the Illinois State Capitol, April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson arrives before a meeting with Gov. JB Pritzker at the Stratton Building next door to the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks with chief of staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas and budget director Annette Guzman before a meeting with Gov. JB Pritzker at the Stratton Building next door to the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson departs with staff members after a meeting with Gov. JB Pritzker at the Stratton Building next door to the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson greets people at the Illinois State Capitol while meeting with lawmakers, April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson jokes with budget director Annette Guzman while senior adviser Jason Lee takes a phone call between meetings with lawmakers at the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch greets Mayor Brandon Johnson as he visits the Illinois State Capitol to meet with lawmakers, April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch welcomes Mayor Brandon Johnson and his chief of staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas to his office for a meeting at the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch meets with Mayor Brandon Johnson alongside his chief of staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas in Welch’s office at the Illinois State Capitol on April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson walks between meetings with lawmakers at the Illinois State Capitol, April 30, 2025, in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson greets Matt Birchby, president of Swift Current Energy, while cutting the ribbon at the Double Black Diamond solar farm Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Auburn. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson laughs with his wife, Staci, during a ribbon cutting at the Double Black Diamond solar farm that supplies clean energy to Chicago on April 30, 2025, in Auburn, Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks before a ribbon cutting at the Double Black Diamond solar farm that supplies clean energy to Chicago on April 30, 2025, in Auburn, Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson signs a panel during a ribbon cutting at the Double Black Diamond solar farm that supplies clean energy to Chicago on April 30, 2025, in Auburn, Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
