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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mitchell Armentrout

Mayoral rivals Johnson, Vallas debate police, education, Kim Foxx, eye rolls, head shakes and ‘dismissing people’

Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson (left) and Paul Vallas participate in a roundtable discussion Wednesday at WFLD Fox Chicago Studios in the Loop. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

As Chicago’s two mayoral contenders clashed Wednesday night over now familiar issues — police strategy, education funding and union alliances — Brandon Johnson landed one his most personal attacks yet against his rival, saying voters are more familiar with Paul Vallas than they might think. 

“We all know someone like Paul, who has failed over and over again, and continues to be allowed to fail up,” Johnson said. “[Just] because you make the loudest noise, and you roll your eyes at everybody else, doesn’t mean that you know what’s best.”

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