Mayor Johnson Drives Chicago’s Business Sector to Record Lows

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Original Load Date Feb. 12, 2026, 10 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 12, 2026, 10 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/mayor-johnson-chicago-business-sector-record-lows

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**_With Chicago businesses vacating 370,000 sq. ft. of office space and vacancy rates soaring, why is Mayor Johnson continuing to vilify the business sector?_ ** Office space vacancies have soared to 28.2 percent in Chicago, which is higher than the vacancy rate from before the pandemic. The latest...