Chicago mayoral candidates differed on the state of criminal justice reform in the city Tuesday night, with Mayor Lori Lightfoot drawing scoffs from challengers.
Tuesday’s forum, moderated by WTTW-TV reporter Paris Schutz, was less contentious than some previous candidate sessions but got occasionally testy. Lightfoot accused Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson of “mansplaining” and also scolded former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas for treating her “like some child” as businessman Willie Wilson criticized her for talking over him.The most contentious exchanges of the forum kicked off after Schutz asked state Rep.
“We are at about 80% in compliance overall, and we have moved faster than any other city in any period of time,” Lightfoot said. Other candidates murmured that the true number is closer to 5%. Both are technically correct: So far, the city has reached at least some level of compliance with 78% of provisions reviewed in the consent decree, but only fully complied with about 5%.
“I appreciate that all these folks want to throw bombs from the cheap seats, but the fact of the matter is absolutely clear,” Lightfoot said. “We are in compliance or improving our compliance every single day. And this nonsense that you’re hearing from some of these folks really, really completely belies the facts.”Candidates were asked how they would address the city’s low clearance rates for shootings and murders.
The incumbent mayor also launched the first attack of the night, claiming Vallas overstated his role on federal criminal justice reform, saying it was a “far cry” from reform of police departments. Vallas said during the debate he “did significant work for the Justice Department” on “occupational training programs.”Vallas, as a consultant with the Bronner Group, did advise the U.S.
Lightfoot went on to criticize Vallas’ education plans as a copy of policies she’d already implemented. “I know you’ve been gone from the school system for a long time, but everything you’ve said, ‘Why don’t we do ?’ ... We’re doing it, Paul,” she said, noting that the city operates alternative schools and co-located campuses in certain buildings.
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