Gun violence office, CPS budget, Mayor Johnson gets another challenger.

In response to a grim death toll over Father's Day and Juneteenth weekend, Left-wing clergy and community activists demanded an ordinance to create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Is this a productive response to the plague of violence in Chicago? The CPS budget is, once again, in the headlines. Will CPS cut two weeks of classroom instruction to help fill a massive budget gap? Will Mayor Johnson throw the CTU another lifeline in TIF money? The mayoral field expanded this week when CHA board member Matt Brewer announced his intention to run for mayor. Is Brewer a serious candidate? Is Brewer just trying to settle a score with the mayor? We'll discuss.