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RandySF

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Wed Mar 8, 2023, 01:51 PM Mar 2023

CHICAGO MAYOR: Wilson endorses Vallas

Millionaire businessman Willie Wilson on Wednesday endorsed Paul Vallas in the April 4 mayoral runoff, citing concerns that Brandon Johnson would defund the Chicago Police Department and impose a slew of tax increases that would drive businesses and jobs out of Chicago.

Over the years, Johnson has called defunding police a “goal,’ not a political slogan. He has steered clear of the term during a mayoral campaign dominated by the surge in violent crime.

Wilson said he is “not fooled.”

He argued Johnson’s refusal to commit to filling 1,700 CPD vacancies or fully-funding the department’s $1.94 billion budget speaks volumes.

So does Johnson’s plan to cut at least $150 million from the police budget by increasing the number of rank-and-file officers assigned to each police supervisor and launch an efficiency audit of CPD to identify even more savings. Johnson’s plan to promote 200 detectives would also create 200 additional vacancies that may not be filled, Wilson said.




https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/3/8/23630578/chicago-maor-election-wilson-endorses-vallas-crime-defund-police-taxes-johnson-ctu

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CHICAGO MAYOR: Wilson endorses Vallas (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2023 OP
That POS also sucked up to Trump -- who ignored him. live love laugh Mar 2023 #1
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