A story about Brandon Johnson neglecting. a water bill that was $3,000 and took a while to pay it. A very sort of relatable thing for a lot of working class people, like having late bills with fees piling up. And they try to turn into this great scandal. The Chicago Tribune writer had what is arguably one of the stupidest leads I've ever seen to a non-story. He's been accused of basically stealing $1.5 billion from the Chicago School of Public Coughers 10 to 15 years ago when he was in charge of the schools.
In this public News Brief, we break down Johnson's "surprise" win and how it undermines every lazy media trope involving local Democratic politics pushed over the last two years.