In a crowded mayoral race, Johnson is the sole candidate with a detailed arts platform. | ✍️ booksnotboys
Brandon Johnson, his wife Stacie and family walking through old Cabrini-Green on October 27, 2022.In the 2019 mayoral election, Lori Lightfoot stood out with her platform for supporting the arts in Chicago. Out of a crowded field of 14 candidates, she was the only one to hone in on the arts with a detailed plan. Not so this time around.
While the arts might not be the most pressing issue facing the city, it is also something worth paying attention to., the city employs 63,000 artists, representing 4.5 percent of total employment, a number that is likely an underestimate given the number of arts workers employed on a gig or contract basis.
, expanding the guaranteed basic income program, and supporting arts worker unionization efforts, among other ideas.
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