Illinois Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Endorses Paul Vallas For Chicago Mayor

Past members of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce including then-CEO, Dr. Ana Gil Garcia, Professor of Northwestern Illinois University with CNN's Senior Executive Producer Mark Nelson, and CNN Correspondent Jim Acosta. The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorse Paul Vallas for mayor of the city of Chicago. BARRY BRECHEISEN/NEGOCIOS NOW/BALLOTPEDIA

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is taking on the powerful state teachers’ union by endorsing of Paul Vallas, a Democrat fighting a tight run-off for the party’s nomination for the mayor of Chicago against the union-backed candidate.

 The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the most powerful organization of Latino business leaders in the state, endorsed Vallas.