DOJ Investigating Chicago Mayor’s Hiring Practices

During remarks at a church, Johnson said that members of his administration are all black.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testifies before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it would launch a civil rights investigation into Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office over allegations that he engaged in race-based discrimination when hiring.

In a letter to Johnson’s office posted on social media platform X, DOJ Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote that she “authorized an investigation” into whether Johnson’s city has “engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination,” after the Democratic mayor commented on his hiring practices during an event over the weekend.