
Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday endorsed U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in the crowded race for mayor of Chicago. That meant passing on incumbent Lori Lightfoot, whom he supported four years ago, and Paul Vallas, whom he chose in 2014 as his running mate for lieutenant governor.
Lightfoot has been running ads trying to link Garcia to two indicted political powerhouses: former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and former crypto-currency kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried.