Brandon Johnson Goes On Offensive In 1st Runoff Debate, Blasts Paul Vallas Over Property Taxes, Republican Ties

STREETERVILLE — Brandon Johnson repeatedly rebuked Paul Vallas over Chicago’s history of rising property taxes and the candidate’s ties to conservative causes in the first debate of the mayoral runoff election Wednesday. The two candidates displayed their starkly different approaches in the hour-long forum hosted by NBC 5 over how they would combat crime, fix Chicago’s finances and improve outcomes for public school students if elected Chicago mayor next month. Vallas, former Chicago Public Schools CEO, came in first in the Feb. 28 general election, receiving 33 percent of the...