Where Brandon Johnson, Paul Vallas differ on public safety
Over the next three weeks, CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov will be examining where both candidates for mayor stand on the big issues. First, we put public safety in focus.
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Over the next three weeks, CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov will be examining where both candidates for mayor stand on the big issues. First, we put public safety in focus.
For months, community members have been speaking out about recent robberies and assaults targeting street vendors in Little Village.
People living in the Little Village neighborhood want to hear from mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas about public safety.
Over the next three weeks, CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov will be examining where both candidates for mayor stand on the big issues.
It was a busy weekend for Chicago's two remaining mayoral candidates. Both Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson spent the day crisscrossing the city drumming up support for their campaigns.
As Chicago gets closer to deciding who will become the next mayor, another mayoral forum wants to help voters choose.
As Chicago gets closer to deciding who will become the next mayor, another mayoral forum wants to help voters choose.
The forum is meant to present the candidates' platforms to a diverse audience.
The forum is meant to present the candidates' platforms to a diverse audience.
The candidates also went negative on each other several times, with Johnson in particular accusing Vallas of supporting the political right wing.
Public safety, education, and city budgets and finances were among the main topics the candidates addressed.
CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot asked political expert Stephen Maynard Caliendo to weigh in on what the endorsements mean for both candidates.
CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot asked North Central College Political Science Professor Stephen Maynard Caliendo to weigh in on what the endorsements mean for both candidates.
Vallas and Johnson were each endorsed Monday by leaders in Chicago's Black community. There were also endorsements announced over the weekend. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Vallas and Johnson were each endorsed Monday by leaders in Chicago's Black community. There were also endorsements announced over the weekend.
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson took first and second place, respectively, in the mayoral race Tuesday.
What does each candidate need to do to win? CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov set out Wednesday to answer that question.
What does each candidate need to do to win? CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov set out Wednesday to answer that question.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the first incumbent mayor to lose a race for re-election since Jane Byrne in 1983.
Political science professor Stephen Caliendo speaks with CBS 2 ahead of the runoff between Vallas/Johnson in April.
North Central College political science professor Stephen Caliendo talks to CBS 2 about what Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson needs to do ahead of runoff elections in April.
Lightfoot is the first incumbent mayor of Chicago to lose a bid for re-election since Jane Byrne lost to Harold Washington in 1983.
The Lori Lightfoot campaign was confident Monday night, but a night later, Mayor Lightfoot finished third and will not be in the runoff. CBS 2's Jim Williams and Ed Marshall have analysis.
Less than two hours after the polls closed on Tuesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded in her bid for a second term, setting up a runoff between rivals Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson. CBS 2 has team coverage and analysis of tonight's results and the race ahead.
Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson will face off against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in the mayoral runoff election in April.
Investigators now believe the same crew is behind a string of gambling machine burglaries across the Chicago suburbs.
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Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
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The Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act set aside $140 million to give controllers a 3.8% pay raise, but they have so far only received the 1% raise given to all government employees.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
One official in California said that scanning individual ballots for every voter in the state would take roughly 43 years based on the Postal Service's estimates.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
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Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
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Flies have been everywhere this summer in the Chicago area, and some of them bite. But why is this happening?
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
The stage was set and the air was humid as rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took the stage for the first of two Chicago concerts at Soldier Field Thursday night.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
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After waiting years for a pothole to be patched, a business had to watch in horror as a Philadelphia city bus promptly drove over the wet cement and got stuck.
Investigators now believe the same crew is behind a string of gambling machine burglaries across the Chicago suburbs.
Chicago community groups have said they are taking safety into their own hands over Labor Day Weekend, putting on programming for young people that kids actually want to go to.
Isolated showers and storms overnight with lows in the low 70s.
Corie Walsh, 38, faces 3 counts of first-degree murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive inside a Frankfort home Tuesday and later died at a hospital.
Safety is top of mind for city officials ahead of one of Chicago's busiest weekends of the summer.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial ended in a mistrial Friday, after jurors announced for a third time that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
Investigators now believe the same crew is behind a string of gambling machine burglaries across the Chicago suburbs.
Several lawsuits are challenging Illinois' medical aid in dying law that is set to take effect on Sept. 12, including one in federal court arguing the law discriminates against people with disabilities.
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Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 39th homer, Kevin Gausman threw seven sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Thursday night.
Chicago (78-62) dropped nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. It also remained one game back of Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox had several chances to score in the eighth, but came up empty.
Advocate Children's Hospital flipped the script this week, having four pediatric patients sign autographs for Cubs baseball players before a game at Wrigley Field.
Sean Burke (8-6) allowed one hit and walked four with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the win after walking a career-high eight in just three innings in his last start.
Corie Walsh, 38, faces 3 counts of first-degree murder after a 2-year-old was found unresponsive inside a Frankfort home Tuesday and later died at a hospital.
The owner of a pet resort in northwest suburban Wheeling has been charged after the death of a dog that was left inside a hot van.
A man was killed in a shooting in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.
Thomas Ross allegedly tried to get his campaign manager to plant cocaine and Adderall on his opponent, federal prosecutors in Missouri said.
