Mayor Johnson fires Deputy Mayor Garien Gatewood | The Chicago Report

Name: Mayor Johnson fires Deputy Mayor Garien Gatewood | The Chicago Report
Uploaded: 2026-03-19T23:52:17Z
Duration: 6 min 56 s
Description: A sudden shakeup inside Mayor Brandon Johnson's office today. Garien Gatewood, Chicago's first deputy mayor for public safety has been fired. That's a position Mayor Johnson created days after taking office in 2023. But that's not all-- Manny Whitfield, Director of Violence Prevention, was also let go.

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A sudden shakeup inside Mayor Brandon Johnson's office today. Garien Gatewood, Chicago's first deputy mayor for public safety has been fired. That's a position Mayor Johnson created days after taking office in 2023. But that's not all-- Manny Whitfield, Director of Violence Prevention, was also let go.