Chicago chooses between progressive moderate for mayor

Chicago chooses between progressive moderate for mayor
CHICAGO (AP) — Voters in Chicago will choose a new mayor on Tuesday as two candidates with contrasting views on issues including crime, taxes, schools and investment in policing compete to lead the heavily Democratic city, the country’s third-largest. The race pits former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, a moderate Democrat endorsed by Chicago’s police union and major business groups, against progressive Brandon Johnson, a former teacher and union organizer backed by the Chicago Teachers Union. Both men Lori Lightfoot in a February election, making her the first incumbent in 40 years to seek reelection in the city and lose.…

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