At a forum in December, three candidates — Paul Vallas, Ja’Mal Green and 6th Ward Ald.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-chicago-bears-soldier-field-mayor-election-20230116-snxty34hybffbbrqchdzfprjla-story.html

Burnett stuck with Lightfoot in round one of the mayoral sweepstakes, then backed Paul Vallas in the April 4 runoff.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/5/24/23735776/mayor-brandon-johnson-chicago-city-council-committee-chairs-structure-vote-ramirez-rosa

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas has made CTA safety a focus of his remarks about public transit, accusing the agency of being “mismanaged” and saying he would “clean house” if elected.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-chicago-mayor-race-cta-transportation-lightfoot-20230212-n2ug63ar5zecloj2tqdaz4guje-story.html

In Tuesday’s mayoral runoff election, Johnson — an underdog candidate — narrowly defeated front-runner Paul Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools CEO and a fixture at City Hall decades ago during the Mayor Richard M. Daley era.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-johnson-mayor-profile-20230409-kbayemdxh5ccbd3v6leg2wyvkq-story.html

Led by Willie Wilson, Black clergy are backing Paul Vallas: ‘We should not look at color’

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/3/18/23646609/history-repeats-itself-as-northwesterns-late-game-comeback-falls-short-against-ucla

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas speaks at a Women for Vallas luncheon Feb. 7 at Gibsons Italia in Chicago.

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Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas speaks to supporters during a Young Professionals for Vallas rally on March 25, 2023, at Joy District in River North.

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Meanwhile, his opponent Paul Vallas denied he had said police were handcuffed and said he wants to restore proactive policing.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/3/14/23640689/paul-vallas-brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-crime-public-safety-forum-election

On Friday, Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, released a statement saying he’d paid off the debt and attacking rival Paul Vallas.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-chicago-mayor-race-brandon-johnson-water-bills-20230401-rpqdisk74rfstkje3lrordg43i-story.html

Paul Vallas and Chuy García are among the candidates leading in polling.

Source: https://chicagomaroon.com/38336/special-issue/local-politics-23/mayoral-candidates-talk-early-childhood-education-at-logan-center-forum/

Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, is making his second run for mayor of Chicago.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/2/1/23547702/chicago-mayor-election-2023-paul-vallas-public-schools-education-crime

Paul Vallas: From playing with ‘imaginary friends’ to tackling ‘big, nearly impossible tasks’

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/3/24/23653217/illinois-tollway-rope-locker-room-alsip-state-toll-highway-authority

Quinn chooses Garcia over Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whom he supported in 2019, and Paul Vallas, whom Quinn chose as his running mate in 2014.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/2/9/23592569/chicago-mayor-election-2023-endorsement-quinn-garcia-vallas-running-mate-governor

"That's why I'm supporting Paul Vallas for mayor."

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayoral-election-2023-paul-vallas-brandon-johnson/13032709/

The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, which is Chicago’s largest police union and backing Paul Vallas for mayor, has not endorsed any candidate in the 36th Ward race.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-36th-ward-election-candidates-chicago-20230223-7tfr4undcvb6tpd6psdicxcbvi-story.html

"The poll that we released today is consistent with what we've seen," Lightfoot said, "me consistently in the lead, and Chuy Garcia now dropping like a stone and Paul Vallas certainly rising.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/mayor-of-chicago-election-polls-candidates/12729061/

The Sun-Times has reported at least 74 notable endorsements so far for Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas, with the respective campaigns listing even more.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/3/28/23660033/endorsements-paul-vallas-brandon-johnson-chicago-mayoral-runoff

Voting results are shown on a news broadcast as people attend an election night watch party for mayoral candidate Paul Vallas at the Hyatt Regency hotel on April 4, 2023, in Chicago.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mayoral-city-campaign-spending-2023-20230419-zr5axn5b4rdd3b3xwueum2y5kq-story.html

"With three recent polls now all showing Paul Vallas surging to the lead, it's clear that our campaign has the momentum and is well positioned to make the runoff," said Vallas Campaign Chief Strategist Joe Trippi.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/mayor-of-chicago-election-polls-candidates/12729061/