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Chicago Tribune
Politics
Gregory Pratt and Alice Yin

Willie Wilson confirms he’s running for Chicago mayor: ‘The city’s in horrible condition’

CHICAGO — Businessman Willie Wilson will run for Chicago mayor in the 2023 election, adding a second declared candidate to a growing field of potential challengers to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, he said Monday.

“The city’s in horrible condition. So we got to change,” Wilson told the Tribune, vowing to “spend whatever it takes” to get elected.

Announcing his candidacy at a news conference in the ritzy downtown high rise where he lives, Wilson promised to focus on crime and education.

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