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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Dave McKinney | WBEZ Chicago

Chicago’s economy socked with one-two punch of COVID, crime: Here’s how mayoral candidates plan to keep it off the ropes

Pedestrians cross Ontario Street along Chicago’s “Magnificent Mile” in 2021. Retail vacancies on Michigan Avenue stood at more than 30% at the end of 2022, according to data compiled by Cushman & Wakefield, a Chicago-based commercial real estate services firm. (Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file)

From vacant storefronts on Michigan Avenue to high-profile departures of some corporate headquarters to the shuttering of neighborhood grocery stores, Chicago’s economy has been challenged by both the pandemic and crime.

As Mayor Lori Lightfoot now seeks a second term in office, her rivals are putting the blame on her for the city’s economic obstacles.

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