Johnson and Vallas Make Last-Minute Pitches as Polls Point to an Extremely Close Mayoral Race

It appears the race to become Chicago’s next mayor could be decided at the last possible moment, with Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas in a dead heat and Election Day just hours away.

which is headquartered in the West Loop, has closed its corporate offices as it notifies hundreds of corporate employees of layoffs."People are looking for financial certainty right now, and I think the absolutely wrong thing to be talking about right now is $800 million in tax increases," he said.

Whether they're dancing to Johnson's arrival on the city's South Side or asking for an interview in Roseland, there's no way to predict the winner.

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