The issues ranged from criminal justice reform to supporting schools on the South and West sides.
-- Early voting is now under way in all 50 wards across the city, and as more voters head to the polls, Chicago's mayoral candidates are stepping up efforts to win their support.
The first question posed to all the candidates was how to invest in communities to keep Black Chicagoans from leaving – given that the 2020 Census showed Chicago had lost 85,000 Black residents. Johnson said the mayor had accused him of calling for a 3.5-percent income tax on those who earn $100,000 or more – when in fact, that is not part of his plan.
The candidates were also asked specifically about the city's West Side and how they would work to lift that rea out of poverty. Tiffany Walden, editor-in-chief of The TRiiBE, noted that the West Side has experienced disinvestment since the uprisings following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 – and noted that a resident of East Garfield Park only has a median income of $23,000 per year, compared with a citywide median of $62,000.
In a new topic yet to be seen in the mayoral debates up to this point, the candidates were asked about how to recruit more Black officers to the police force."It's a $115,000-per-year job. It has benefits. It has insurance. It has all of those things. It's a livable job," said King."But we've been demoralizing the entire crew of officers."
"I've been doing the work for many years already, and if we talk about experience, I'm willing to put all of the results that I've garnered for the communities against all of the political records of everybody here combined," he replied. "Chicago needs help," he said."We're not going to sit by and wait until the city does something if we can help."
Sawyer was asked about his strength as a mayoral candidate after being forced into a runoff in his most recent bid for reelection as alderman. He won the runoff by 11 percent.
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