Chicago Megathread: With CTU on strike, Lightfoot lays out her budget

[Mr. Illini]

Final poll:

Lightfoot 14%

Daley 14%

Preckwinkle 14%

Mendoza 9%

Chico 9%

Wilson 9%

Joyce 8%

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000169-236e-dd5d-a5eb-7beeb54f0000

White voters prefer Lightfoot, Daley, and Joyce. Black voters prefer Preckwinkle and Lightfoot. Latinx voters prefer Chico, Mendoza, and Daley.

Male voters like Lightfoot and Daley. Female voters like Preckwinkle and Daley.

Lightfoot wins any runoff according to the poll. Daley beats Preckwinkle.

[Mr. Illini]

Okay I'm not sure about this at all, how is Lightfoot "surging" in the last few days?

It's mostly driven by the fact that she's surging -- there's a feedback loop here. I think most of the voters I know are/were reluctant Preckwinkle voters, unhappy w/ her dealings with Burke but considering her the only acceptable option among the frontrunners. Now that Lightfoot seems like she also has a shot at the runoff, no reason to hold your nose for Preckwinkle. The S-T endorsement really kicked it off, but the 'progressive establishment' endorsements (Waguespack, Kelly) and the good polls have built on that momentum.

I think what hasn’t gotten a lot of attention is that Lightfoot is also surging in the black community. I think that a lot of the folks you reference are north side white liberals, but I think Preckwinkle’s popularity in the black community has been waning for some time and so many are looking for another option. That option could have been Daley or Wilson if Lightfoot weren’t in the race, so thankfully she is.

Also, I think Lightfoot stands to do well among lakefront voters who may not necessarily be progressive but who have a distaste for the machine. Thinking LP and near north (vs Lakeview, Lincoln Square, Uptown, which are more genuinely progressive).

If she comes out on top, she’s essentially assembling the Harold Washington coalition.

Since she and Preckwinkle are fighting for those same groups, it’s a safe bet that either Daley, Mendoza, or Chico are in the runoff. Probably Daley, but if his support among Latinos doesn’t pan out, Chico or Mendoza have a clear path.

[Mr. Illini]

Just voted for Lori and Ameya, among others. Will be back on this evening for the discussion!

[Mr. Illini]

Just cast my vote for the BIG D!  Lets hope we get a Daley/Burke two-fer tonight - can’t let Chicago go the way of Detroit.

Any fault the city has is in part due to the corrupt Daley clan. A Rahm-lite candidate would be disastrous for the city considering the emigration of those with the means to the suburbs and sun belt, like in the aftermath of the Teacher Strike a few years ago.

The faults Chicago has would be much, much worse without the Daley/Rahm leadership over the past decades.  They’ve kept the city a place where business actually wants to invest in.

Lol gross. I had hope when you said you were considering Lightfoot. The neighborhoods that we live in may have benefited from Daley/Rahm leadership, but most of the city has not.

[Mr. Illini]

Why does a major American city elect its mayor in February

To help incumbents. The machine will get its people out to vote no matter what.

[Mr. Illini]

I hope Proco Joe win.

Why do you like all the worst people

[Mr. Illini]

LL 16%
BD 15%
TP 15%

34% in

[Mr. Illini]

Burke is over 50% with over 35% in. This city can be such a joke.

[Mr. Illini]

Treasurer:

MCE 44%
AP 41%
PG 15%

[Mr. Illini]

Martin at 40% (!!!) in the 47th. Would be crazy if that race didn't go to a runoff - was packed full with candidates

[Mr. Illini]

Mayor
1158 out of 2069 precincts (55.97 %)

JERRY JOYCE   24,513   8.14 %
PAUL VALLAS   16,993   5.65 %
WILLIE L. WILSON   30,768   10.22 %
TONI PRECKWINKLE   46,707   15.52 %
WILLIAM M. DALEY   44,155   14.67 %
GARRY MCCARTHY   8,504   2.83 %
GERY CHICO   19,630   6.52 %
SUSANA A. MENDOZA   28,128   9.34 %
AMARA ENYIA   23,321   7.75 %
LA SHAWN K. FORD   2,817   0.94 %
NEAL SALES-GRIFFIN   774   0.26 %
LORI LIGHTFOOT   51,103   16.98 %
ROBERT ''BOB'' FIORETTI   2,302   0.76 %
JOHN KENNETH KOZLAR   1,311   0.44 %

[Mr. Illini]

Treasurer
1158 out of 2069 precincts (55.97 %)

MELISSA CONYEARS-ERVIN   121,953   44.29 %
AMEYA PAWAR   113,685   41.28 %
PETER GARIEPY   39,730   14.43 %

[Mr. Illini]

Matt Martin is killing it in the 47th. Holy crap

[Mr. Illini]

Ed Burke needs to once again take up the #resistance mantle against whoever the new extremist mayor is.

You're disgusting. Harold will be smiling down once that racist is locked up.

[Mr. Illini]

Moreno is gonna go down!

[Mr. Illini]

Glad Tom Tunney trounced the Cubs usurpers.

We agree on this

[Mr. Illini]

Are there any better sites for results than the Sun Times and Tribune? Both their pages suck.

The official one...

https://chicagoelections.com/index.asp

[Mr. Illini]

Burke is going to win without a runoff. Some things never change.

[Mr. Illini]

One big loss for progressives on the council - Arena is probably finished in the 45th

[Mr. Illini]

Cannot understate how much Matt Martin is surprising in the 47th ward. He wasn't even predicted to make the runoff - much less be over 40%

[Mr. Illini]

Waguespack (influential Lightfoot backer) says he wants Daley instead of Preckwinkle in the runoff in order to show a contrast.

I'd rather get rid of Daley now tbh.

[Mr. Illini]

Willie Wilson just said, "I believe it has to be Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Muslim, everybody to bring the city together."

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[Mr. Illini]

Great job for Lightfoot!

I hope Preckwinkle gets crushed in the runoff.  Also, fitting Daley comes third, just like his brother's first run

1) It isn't over yet

2) Please don't curse us like that

[Mr. Illini]

Lightfoot speaking, declaring victory

[Mr. Illini]

Is Martin good?

DFA endorsed