Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday cited strong tourism and O’Hare Airport travel numbers to promote himself as “pro-business, pro-growth and pro-worker,” even as he demands that businesses and wealth Chicagoans “put more skin in the game.”

Johnson’s weekly City Hall news conference began with an avalanche of statistics showcasing Chicago’s economic comeback on the travel and tourism fronts.

Seven of the ten busiest days in the history of O’Hare Airport occurred this summer, culminating on June 20, when the Transportation Security Administration set a new record by screening nearly 116,000 passengers on a single day.

Major airlines — led by hometown United and second-hub home American — have scheduled nearly 17.8 million seats on departing flights between June and August alone. That’s a 7

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