johnson s team focusing this past year. advocating for increased taxes and social programs to combat that crime. here is what he had to say in his victory speech tuesday night. tonight is just the beginning, with our voices and votes we ve ushered in a new chapter in the history of our city. to chicagoans who did not vote for me, i care about you. i value you. and i want to hear from you. moderate democrat valpaul vallas gained endorsement of the police union. i ran to bring this city together and it is clear based on the results tonight that the city is deeply divided. tonight we believe every vote should be counted, i called brandon johnson and told him i expect him to be the next mayor of chicago. former mayor lori lightfoot applauding johnson s win saying, i congratulate brandon johnson on his hard-fought runoff victory. i will continue to root for the city i call home and work toward more equity and fairness. johnson will focus on issues like defunding the po
thank you. circuit judge janet defeating republican-backed former see on the state s high court. this flips the court from conservative majority, the court will be run by conservative justices for the next two years. the court will now decide on the abortion ban. ashley: democrat trishia cotham s move would give republicans super majority in the state legislature, major win for the gop in the swing state, cotham is expected to make a formal announcement at 9:00 a.m. this morning. todd: to a fox weather alert, another batch of severe weather could affect 70 million. several twisters touching down in illinois and iowa yesterday