(WBBM NEWSRADIO) – Chicago’s two mayoral candidates fanned out across the city Monday as the clock ticked down to election day.
Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson addressed the City Club of Chicago and laid out his public-safety and city financing plans. Chicago could go a long way in tamping down crime, he argued, if every Chicagoan had a good job and the opportunity to build wealth.
He said companies he described as rich corporations would pay more in taxes under a Johnson administration, but the candidate also promised spending cuts.
Meantime, Johnson opponent Paul Vallas marshalled the leaders and members of some 20 labor unions for a “get out the vote” rally on the Near West Side.
Juan Gonzalez, president of Elevator Constructor Union Local 2, said they were backing Vallas, who has highlighted crime, because people are afraid to step out of their homes.
Vallas said crime is the No. 1 one issue on voters’ minds. But he said beyond policing, public safety is also about mental health services.
Johnson also has union support, including from the Chicago Teachers Union and Service Employees International Union. Jim Sweeney, head of Operating Engineers Local 150, said it pains him that he’s not supporting a union brother but says Vallas is the better choice.
The election is April 4.
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