Brandon Johnson, Chicago mayor, evaluates first year in office during one-on-one interview with ABC7’s Terrell Brown [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — In the Ceremonial Room of his fifth-floor office in City Hall, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reflected on his accomplishments on Monday.

“I’m very pleased of how we’ve gotten out the gate thus far,” Johnson said.

ABC7’s Terrell Brown asked Johnson what he thinks he could have done better over the course of this last year.

The mayor had few misgivings, but, like many mayors before him, said his toughest challenges are what he inherited.

“I wish that we didn’t have so many years of neglect and disinvestment. There are things that I want to move faster,” Johnson said.

As Brown pointed out, Johnson was elected to fix those things.

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