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Election 2019
Mayoral candidate survey results
The Tribune asked mayoral candidates in the April 2 runoff election for their positions on 14 issues – from legalizing marijuana and allowing a Chicago casino to term limits and protecting dibs. Candidates also were asked to rank the importance of each issue. Here are their responses.
Question 1
Do you support freezing Chicago property taxes?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- No
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 2
Do you support taxing suburbanites who commute to work in Chicago?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- No
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- No
-
- Importance
-
Question 3
Do you support legalizing recreational use of marijuana?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 4
Do you support preserving Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city for immigrants?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 5
Do you support a casino in downtown Chicago?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
I support a city-owned casino, but it is premature to identify a location. In thinking about a Chicago casino, it is imperative that the construction of a new casino be used as an economic development tool to benefit people and neighborhoods that have been neglected by city government for far too long, including minority and women owned businesses and individuals on the west and south sides. As mayor, I will ensure these groups are involved at every stage of the process, from the design, planning and construction of the casino to its daily operations. Moreover, I will insist that the casino work with Chicago businesses to create a localized supply-chain for goods and services.
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 6
Do you support legalized video gambling in the city?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
I am not opposed to video gambling as long as it is properly regulated and regulators are diligent about keeping bad actors from having any involvement with the industry.
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 7
Do you support the practice known as aldermanic privilege in which aldermen have final say over projects in their wards?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- No
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 8
Do you support building a high-speed tunnel from Downtown to O’Hare as proposed by Elon Musk?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- No
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- No
-
- Importance
-
Question 9
Do you support a moratorium on closing Chicago public schools?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 10
Do you support term limits for aldermen and the mayor?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
I support implementing term limits for the mayor (two terms) and for committee chairmanships in city council (two terms).
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- No
-
- Importance
-
Question 11
Do you support renaming the Dan Ryan Expressway for President Barack Obama?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- No opinion (or haven’t formed an opinion)
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 12
Do you support reducing the City Council to 25 or fewer aldermen?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- No opinion (or haven’t formed an opinion)
-
- Importance
-
The issues that must be addressed are entrenched corruption and power, such as aldermanic prerogative and conflicts of interest in outside employment.
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- No
-
- Importance
-
Question 13
Do you support a graduated income tax in Illinois?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Question 14
Do you support the practice known as dibs in which drivers can stake out parking spots they shoveled?
(If a down arrow appears, click on candidate for more information)
Lori
Lightfoot
Age: 58
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
Toni
Preckwinkle
Age: 74
-
- Position
- Yes
-
- Importance
-
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As I have said previously, before city leaders can consider raising property taxes, they first must work with Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi to fix the broken property tax system. As has been widely reported, Joe Berrios, who was endorsed and continues to be embraced by Toni Preckwinkle, oversaw an assessment system that failed to capture increases in the value of commercial and industrial properties. Homeowners, particularly those who are low and middle income, continue to be forced to pay higher property taxes as a result of Berrios’s rigged system. Rahm Emanuel was silent on this grievous wrong, and Toni Preckwinkle consistently excused Berrios and blamed others. I have consistently supported Kaegi’s reform efforts and will continue to press for change as mayor. City leaders cannot ask property owners to pay more until these inequities are fixed.