- Chicago mayor defends council member who appeared at a pro-Palestinian rally where an American flag was burned Fox News
- Mayor Brandon Johnson defends Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez for charred American flag incident, says censure would be ‘fascist’ Chicago Tribune
- Mayor Johnson backs Ald. Sigcho-Lopez in flag-burning controversy Chicago Sun-Times
- Johnson defends Sigcho-Lopez, deflects calls for him to remove alderman from leadership position WGN TV Chicago
- City Council members spar over Sigcho-Lopez’s remarks, presence at rally NBC Chicago