Brandon Johnson accused Paul Vallas of being “dismissive of a Black man” on Tuesday in their last televised debate before a mayoral runoff headed for a photo finish in which the African American and Hispanic vote could be decisive.
A debate that plowed a lot of old ground about the dramatic differences between Johnson and Vallas on public safety, public education and city finances turned personal when Johnson reiterated his claim that skipped pension payments during Vallas’ tenure as Chicago Public Schools CEO during the 1990’s set the stage for an avalanche of property tax increases in recent years.
