Crime is arguably – and some would even say indisputably – the number one issue in the mayoral runoff.
On Tuesday evening, finalists Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas went head-to-head at the UIC Forum, 1213 S. Halsted St., to share theirAs CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported, crime is arguably – and some would even say indisputably – the number one issue in the mayoral runoff. Thus, it was no surprise that more than 1,000 people may have attended the public safety debate on Tuesday.
The moderators did their best to push for specifics, and covered many aspects of policing. But one question asked of both the candidates was whether they would at least maintain the current $167 million funding level for violence intervention programs – even after COVID money runs out in a few years.
"What I have talked about over and over again in columns, et cetera, is to restore proactive policing – and proactive policing that is consistent with the consent decree – and I've said that over and over again," Vallas said."Proactive policing is not taking the handcuffs off."
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