Long to-do list looms for new Mayor Johnson

Former Mayor Anton Cermak’s desk, shown in the fifth-floor mayor’s office in 2011. The new mayor will likely find it piled with work. (Rich Hein/Sun-Times file)

After an exhausting mayoral campaign and a five-week sprint to the runoff finish, Chicago’s mayor-elect would probably like to catch up on sleep and take a long vacation.

But the challenges confronting Brandon Johnson, who will soon become the city’s 57th mayor, are so daunting, a long weekend might have to suffice.