Commentary: How will Mayor Brandon Johnson handle the limits of his power? – Chicago Tribune*

David Greising, of the Better Government Association: "The powers of the mayor’s office have eroded, piece by incremental piece — cuts to the powers of appointment for police chiefs, the advent of an elected school board and, this week, changes to the way inspectors general are nominated. But that hardly means Johnson, or any other mayor, must be hamstrung by the snips and trims over the years."