
Declaring Chicago a “city in crisis” and himself the idea-machine solution, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas on Wednesday will formally enter the race for mayor to unseat incumbent Lori Lightfoot.
Vallas, 69, becomes the fourth candidate to enter the mayor’s race with the election now just nine months away. Others in the field are state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Chicago), Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) and millionaire businessman Willie Wilson.