Chicago’s New Human Relations Chair Hopes to Build Bridges to Jewish Community

Chicago’s new human relations chair hopes to build bridges to Jewish community

The mayor’s relationship with leaders of the mainstream Jewish community has been frayed ever since he cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of a nonbinding resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It was further strained by the mayor’s refusal to fire his chief lobbyist and remove Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez as chair of the City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations for their social media posts viewed by Jewis…

Johnson's choice to lead Human Relations Commission vows to improve frayed relationship with Jewish leaders

Kenneth Gunn, a 31-year veteran of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, replaces Nancy Andrade, who resigned in March to protest what critics contend was an attempt by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration to whitewash a long-awaited report that was supposed to focus solely on antisemitism.