For the first time, voters are casting ballots in Chicago’s mayoral runoff election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, and both candidates are stepping up their efforts to woo voters amid a new wave of endorsements and policy proposals.
Johnson, who received the backing of Chicago Ald. Jason Ervin and Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford on Monday, is defending his budget proposal, which has been criticized by Vallas as excessive spending that will require more taxes to be levied on Chicago residents.
Johnson says his plan would raise more than $800 million in additional revenue through taxes on jet fuel consumption, Chicago hotels, real estate transfer taxes, an employee per-head tax, and more.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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