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Lifelong Democrat running to put crime reduction and public safety first. Career public servant obsessed with problem solving.

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@PaulVallas
Paul Vallas
1 year
I called Brandon Johnson a short time ago to congratulate him on winning this election. It’s critically important that we all come together now and work collaboratively to move our city forward. I thank my supporters and team, and especially my family. Thank you, Chicago.
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1 year
The courageous men and women of the @Chicago_Police have suffered another tragic loss of one of their own to the ultimate sacrifice of protecting our communities. My heartfelt thoughts are with the officer’s loved ones and the entire CPD family who are grieving during this
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Chicago Police
1 year
Earlier today, we lost one of our own. An on-duty police officer was fatally shot while responding to a person with a gun call. Please pray for this officer’s family, loved ones, partner and all of our Chicago Police officers who are grieving this tremendous loss.
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@PaulVallas
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9 months
The Mayor tells the media and critics if you're not offering solutions or hope for our neighborhoods, shut your mouth about the city of Chicago.” Given his ‘First 100 Days’ has been all talk and no action, he should apply that rule to himself.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
Tonight downtown is in absolute chaos. Juveniles jumping on top of buses, cars, terrorizing residents, tourists & businesses. These mass groups fought CPD & only minimal arrests were made. Why? Because CPD isn’t allowed to, they have no plan & they didn’t have enough manpower.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
Lightfoot angry over teachers voting to go remote. She caved to CTU 3 times keeping schools closed for year. She didn’t stand up to rioters & city is now lawless. She can’t play angry now when she had chances to assert herself & caved. City is leaderless. @AnitaPadilla32 @WGNNews
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7 months
15 people shot last night in North Lawndale brings to 31 Chicago’s nation leading mass shootings. This year has seen 537 killed & 2644 shot. Children make up 53 of those killed & 252 of those shot. 82% are Black. Only silence from the Mayor’s office. No sense of urgency.
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6 months
Let’s be clear. Johnson’s school board move to eliminate public charter schools & the magnet school programs so the CTU has no competition punishes Black & Latino students the most. 96% of public charter school children & 70% of magnet school children are Black & Latino.
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@PaulVallas
Paul Vallas
2 years
This is video of the poor CTA bus driver that was beaten last night downtown. This is SO disgusting that this is happening in Chi. @TheMagMile @ChiefDavidBrown @MaryAnnAhernNBC @AnitaPadilla32 @FoxNews @CWBChicago @WGNNews @ABC7Chicago @cbschicago @ChiCityBusiness @AmyJacobson
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@PaulVallas
Paul Vallas
6 months
How do you explain 4,900 robberies in 5 months, a 55% spike over previous 5 months. Here’s how. Not enough cops to respond to half of 911 calls & detectives to investigate. Cop no chase rule. States Attorney who’s reluctant to charge. The abolition of bail.
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3 years
Six year old just killed, father shot sitting in car at West Side McDonalds drive thru. 21 month old shot last week. 567 kids shot last year, 83 killed, 14 under 10yrs. No videos of victims? No social media outrage? No protests? No demands for justice? Those silent are complicit!
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@PaulVallas
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8 months
So, Mayor Johnson quietly extends a $30 million contract to build his immigration tent cities with a city poised to spend $300 million through year on immigrant care it’s time for a transparent review & full audit of city immigration expenditures & for City Council to let the
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Paul Vallas
4 years
After 15 hour days, spat on, cursed, objects thrown, Mayor wants to fire officers for flipping off protesters. YOU CANT FIRE THEM and didn’t Mayor flip off President? Maybe officers following Mayor’s example. Demoralizing CPD not smart with murders for year up 22%, 60% for May.
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8 months
Mayor Johnson says it’s America’s fault for the migrant crisis. He & his socialist allies should consider that migrants are fleeing socialist countries like Venezuela & see America as their best hope. But, if Johnson has his way, America may end up like Venezuela. No thanks Mayor
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Paul Vallas
4 years
TWEET The Chicago Teacher Union wants teacher hazard pay. FOR WHAT? For working at home remotely. For working 185 days a year with all weekends and holidays off not to mention spring break and entire summer. Message to CTU. Most first responders don’t even receive hazard pay.
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Paul Vallas
9 months
So CTU President Davis-Gates says she sends her child to a private high school because neighborhood schools lack quality yet she & her supporters work overtime to block poor families, mostly Black & Latino, from having same privilege & calls school choice supporters racist.
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@PaulVallas
Paul Vallas
3 years
You have to love the Navy’s Blue Angels! The Blue Angles took Ella French’s star up in the one of the planes today to say she flew with the Angels 😇
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Paul Vallas
2 months
Yes Kim, it’s about race. ≈80% of murder victims are Black; of that ≈90% are murdered by Blacks. Your Catch & Release policy returns violent criminals to their communities. Your defund the police supporters leave so few officers there are no cops to respond to 1/2 the 911 calls
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Fine, Kim. Race it is. We'll go first: If black neighborhoods are falling under the weight of violence as you claim, you should ask yourself if "catch and release," your practice of returning criminals back to the streets for them to terrorize and victimize law-abiding blacks,
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Paul Vallas
3 years
So let’s see, Mayor wants to fire CPD & CFD members who have not stopped working during pandemic for refusing to get vaccinated. But she wouldn’t fire CTU teachers who forced schools to remain closed for almost year by refusing to come to work! Threats won’t solve anything!
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Paul Vallas
3 years
Outrageous Chicago Teachers Union threatens to strike again by voting today on refusing in-person teaching despite science & experience saying schools are safe. If that happens District should CANCEL teachers contract. CTU cares nothing for damage to children & working families.
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Paul Vallas
8 months
So in addition to Stacey Davis-Gates who earns $262K a year, Chief Lobbyst for Illinois Fed of Teachers who earns $188K a year sends his children to Catholic schools, while lobbying legislators to deprive scholarship to families whose average income is $46K. Hypocrisy
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Paul Vallas
8 months
God forbid we allow the public to decide whether or not Chicago should remain a Sanctuary City or be forthcoming with details about city expenditures on immigrants. Look to Johnson & City Council allies to block attempts by other alderman to put the question on the ballot.
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Paul Vallas
3 years
The Chicago Teachers Union refuses to let its members go to work while nurses, police, fire & other essential workers in much riskier jobs refuse to stay at home. Teacher union makes lives of essential workers who have children even more difficult because of closed schools
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Paul Vallas
4 years
CTU forced Chicago schools to go full remote under threat of second (illegal)strike. Now demanding 4hr work day because 8 hr virtual day is “unrealistic & inhumane”. Police, which CTU wants defunded, should demand 4hr days with holiday, weekends, summers off, just like teachers
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Paul Vallas
2 years
2 mass shootings that totaled 11 shot last night, 1 inside Jackson Pk. Also a person shot at the Bean in Millennium Pk. Chicagoans can’t even enjoy parks anymore. We need Wit protection prog, no more PCIs, Dets must be allowed to work cases. CPD must be allowed to make arrests.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
What Mayor must do now! CTU has violated their contract & state law. Void CTU contract, lift cap on charter schools, give tuition vouchers to parents who send kids to private schools & do not pay teachers if they do not work. @AmyJacobson @AnitaPadilla32 @MaryAnnAhernNBC @FoxNews
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Paul Vallas
1 year
Another devastating tragedy for our city and the Chicago Fire Department with the crushing loss of a second Firefighter in the line of duty. God Bless Lt. Jan Tchoryk, the entire CFD family and all first responders.
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Paul Vallas
6 months
This year 80% of those murdered are Black, 1 in 4 crimes are committed against Black women & Black girls 14X more likely to be attacked than white girls. How will Mayor’s safety plan that cuts 833 police positions & the Safe-T Act that eliminates bail protect the Black community?
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Paul Vallas
3 years
Murderer of Puerto Rican Day couple has 26 felony arrests, 7 convictions. Murderer of 7 yr old Jaslyn Adam’s in April, out on bond w/ 4 felonies. Why are they on street? CPD needs to create “Case Review Unit” to report prosecutors/ judge’s bad decisions & hold them responsible
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Paul Vallas
2 months
Congratulations to Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke on her win in the Democratic Primary for Cook County States Attorney. She ran a classy campaign. A thank you to Clayton Harris III for recognizing the will of the voters and making the call to concede. Not always a fun place to be.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
Last night a person shot & killed in a downtown hotel & a person shot during a car-jacking next to the McCormick Pl Convention Center. 2 important economic engines (hotels/conventions) are in jeopardy due to @chicagosmayor & Supt Brown’s lack of actual plans to solve violence.
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Paul Vallas
4 years
Has anybody noticed that murders are up 24% and shootings are up 34%? All while the Mayor has a press conference on police drinking coffee and eating popcorn in a Congressman’s campaign office. Meanwhile, police are back on 12 hour shifts with no time off. DIVERSION?
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Paul Vallas
3 years
Another Chicago Police Officer shot! Defunding & anti-police rhetoric MUST STOP! It is emboldening criminals. We must support & thank our brave Officers, not scapegoat them. My prayers & thoughts are with the Officer, the family & CPD tonight. Please pray for a quick recovery.
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Paul Vallas
7 months
Illinois public education is a failure. 1.2M of the states 1.85M students can’t read and 1.4M can’t do math at grade level despite spending $26K per student statewide & $30K in Chicago. Yet teacher unions celebrate killing IL tiny school choice program. They should be so proud
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Paul Vallas
3 years
2 more cops shot! That’s 16 shot & 108 shot at in 15 months. Mayor says pray for peace. Lets pray Mayor fills police vacancies & ends failed strategy that strips Police Districts of cops & exhausts cops with 12 hr work days & canceled days off. Pray Fox stops releasing felons
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Paul Vallas
3 years
Teachers Union strikes again. VOID CONTRACT! DON’T PAY THOSE WHO STAY HOME! Chicago schools closed 10 months YET still spending 54% of property taxes, 25% of state & 40% of Illinois Fed K12 aid. Receiving total of $925 mi in COVID funds & $1.5 bi more if Biden proposal approved
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Paul Vallas
2 months
DON’T SHOOT COPS. When you shoot at cops, let alone wound one, they are going to shoot back and not count the bullets. Cops were shot at 68 times in 2023 & 55 times in 2022.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
Again Millennium Pk is up for grabs & a person was just shot by the bean, CPD was able to actually make an arrest w/weapon recovered! Well done! However, area around & in Millennium Pk is still in absolute chaos! Seems as if CPD still has no plan to stop this! #twill @CWBChicago
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Paul Vallas
2 months
NBC 5 sues Mayor’s Office to access records on migrant spending. Doing the City Council’s job. About 37,000 asylum-seekers arrived since Aug. 2022. State & City spent over $800mi & will spend equal amount on migrant health care. Need full transparency and legislative oversight.
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Paul Vallas
5 months
FACTS! City’s welcomes 25K migrants & rising. Has spent $130 mi & projects $360 mi. by next year. State expected to spend $1 billion. Meanwhile Johnson budgets only $26mi in new spending for city residents, reopens only 2 mental health clinics, eliminates 833 police positions.
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Paul Vallas
4 months
Chicago’s a war zone, particularly Black communities, with few cops & criminals, who if arrested for violent crimes, are often not charged by Foxx & returned to the neighborhoods of their victims under pre trial release. Mayor & City Council socialists more concerned with Gaza.
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Paul Vallas
3 years
High school remote learning a documented DISASTER. No plan to open city high schools. Union now wants older teens vaccinated first. Any excuse not to open! Meanwhile 567 school age children shot, 83 killed last year. Third of car jackings are teens! Closed schools a DISASTER!
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Paul Vallas
2 years
The 3 offenders who shot Chicago Police Officer Danny Golden are appealing their bond. We need to let the Judge know that these offenders should not be back on the street. If you can please come to the hearing November 3, at 26 and California, Room 203 at 9am.
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Paul Vallas
8 months
According to Mayor, “The moment migrants arrive they are officially protected by international law." FALSE! So thats his rational for not putting Chicagoans first by ensuring we limit new arrivals & not provide a blank check to cover immigration expenses.
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Paul Vallas
3 years
Chicago Teachers Union deplorable conduct during pandemic is punishing children & working families. Time for taxpayers to file class action lawsuit to demand school choice or property tax refund. Can’t allow children to continue to be economic hostages of the teachers unions.
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Paul Vallas
2 months
Where’s the outrage, the protest??? Chicagos 8th mass shooting this year & 12th school age youth 17 yrs & younger murdered (46 shot). Chicago AGAIN led cities in mass shootings & murder last year. If Chicago were a state, it would be 2nd only to California in mass shootings!
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Paul Vallas
3 years
So convenient for Pritzker to impose mask mandate on all school children, even those vaccinated, AFTER Lalapalooza ended. No local school decision. No parent choice. So sad he felt need to accommodate teachers unions by extending mandate to parochial & private schools.
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Paul Vallas
10 months
Quoting Tupac to deflect valid questions about Dr. Arwady's termination fits a pattern of cultural references masking a slander. An unimpeachable scientist was accused of lying by a mayor uninterested in facts that don't fit a pre-set ideology-driven narrative. Shame
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Paul Vallas
1 month
22 years ago they were given $1.05B (today’s dollars) to renovate Soldier Field. And now they want a $1.5B subsidy for a project that is going to deface and corrupt the lakefront. Don’t be swindled by the “Bear Stadium Plan”. Just say NO.
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Mayor Johnson’s message to state taxpayers on education- You owe me $1 billion. District already gets 25% of all state funding, 40% of Fed funding, 60% of local property taxes. Spends $30K student yet has abysmal test scores & wants to deny school choice for poor families.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
CPD has 2 in custody & have recovered a weapon from the shooting of an off-duty police officer in Beverley. He is now paralyzed. When will our leaders take action to ensure severe consequences for anyone who shoots at a police officer?
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Paul Vallas
5 years
I second Eddie Johnson and his outrage regarding the #JussieSmollett case. The #CPD did their duty in pursuing this falsified hate crime and as a result, lost precious resources that could have been allocated towards seeking justice for actual victims.
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Paul Vallas
3 years
Mayor’s battle with CPD over vax is to DIVERT attention from CRIME wave. Not about cop safety. Since COVID began city did little to protect cops, fire, medics. Cops on buses, no quarantine for CPD when coming into contact with infected person while on duty.
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Paul Vallas
6 months
Let’s be clear. Mayor Johnson’s push to tax high-dollar real estate sales is not a “mansion tax” It overwhelmingly taxes businesses already paying 2nd highest property & sales taxes in the nation It will cost jobs by driving businesses moving out & cause others not to invest here
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8 months
City’s failure to stem violent crime & plan to raise taxes on the highest taxed commercial property among major cities will further decimate downtown, depressing occupancy rates & property values. It will result in a massive property tax shift to residential property owners.
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Paul Vallas
4 years
Another child murdered. One year old. WHERE IS THE WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM. Mayor spending more time working to allow anonymous complaints against police officers to be investigated then taking measures to protect witnesses and victims in their own communities from shooters.
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Paul Vallas
3 years
Another mass shooting in Chicago, 7 shot in Englewood last night. Over 70 incidents of multiple people shot in Chicago this year. Another child, a 21 month old, shot downtown in broad daylight. Why are these shootings not drawing attention of our our elected officials?
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4 years
Adding states to city quarantine list is meaningless. Totally unenforceable but then intent is to create perception of action. So comforting to be protected from Idaho, Iowa, and Utah. Meanwhile over 100 homicides/ 370 shootings this month and still no witness protection program
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NO outrage over Chicago’s 8th mass shooting this year that saw a 9 year old killed? Chicago had a nation leading 36 mass shootings last year! NO outrage over 12 school age children murdered & 46 shot this year? Chicago had a nation leading 76 nation children killed last year!
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Paul Vallas
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Mayor Johnson’s 1st year delivers the mayhem he promised whether it’s record crime, blank check for migrants, eliminating public school choices for poor families, driving business from the city, Johnson is exactly who he said he was. And thats bad for Chicago!
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Paul Vallas
3 years
Wasn’t moving teachers to front of vaccination line about returning to school? CTU tells members not to tell District if vaccinated. Union doesn’t want members teaching remotely to be forced to return to school. Meanwhile high schools still closed! It’s never been about the kids
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Paul Vallas
8 months
Latest mass shooting of 8 in Near North has Chicago leading nation again with 31 as violent crime up 27% this year, including 53 children murdered. Meanwhile CPD lacks enough officers to respond to over 250,000 or 52% of high priority 911 calls this year.
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Paul Vallas
1 year
My grandparents came to Chicago from Greece to pursue the American Dream, and we became a family of public servants. For all the issues facing our city and our country, it still all comes down to the government being a good partner, and that’s the principle that guides me.
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10 months
One way to #DefundThePolice is don't fill police vacancies, strategy supported by many in Mayor Johnson's camp. Denying communities the officers needed to deter crime means record overtime costs as $210 mil was spent last year & already $126 mil this year
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Paul Vallas
8 months
While the Mayor parrots rhetoric of his Democratic Socialist Caucus, blaming migrant crisis on America’s so-called “racist foreign policy,” they actually believe this. They also refuse to call Hamas out for its terrorists actions, instead they blame Israel. That’s the mindset.
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4 months
Despite the third fatal shooting at a school dismissal in 2 weeks Mayor Johnson gives his school board of activists permission to remove remaining police from Chicago’s high schools. The Mayor shamelessly placating his anti cop supporters puts children at risk.
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Paul Vallas
9 months
Housing migrants in tent camps is absurd and cruel. Ask the Army about the challenges of housing large groups in tents, let alone families w/ children, and in WINTER! Mayor Johnson’s florid rhetoric w/ no specifics may warm the hearts of his base but is ultimately cold-hearted.
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Paul Vallas
5 years
I second Eddie Johnson and his outrage regarding the Jussie Smollett case. The #CPD did their duty in pursuing this falsified hate crime and as a result, lost precious resources that could have been allocated towards seeking justice for actual victims.
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Paul Vallas
5 months
A very Merry Christmas to all. A special thanks to all the essential workers and 1st responders from the Vallas family. Having sons who are 1st responders as well my wife Sharon who was a Police Officer, we are extremely grateful for what you do to keep us all safe.
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Paul Vallas
4 years
Anyone notice Chicago now has 400 murders for year. Up 41% from last year. No worry, we have a new Bureau of International Terrorism, but NO Bureau of Organized Crime to focus on gangs, drugs and guns & NO Area Gun, Gang and Saturation teams to aid local districts. ALL DISBANDED
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3 years
A father killed on Westside protecting his daughter taking her to school. Women bank teller downtown stabbed in neck, in critical condition. No day goes by without a violent attack. Lack of Beat Cops & Detectives, pre-trial release of violent criminals, keeps them on the street
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8 months
Mayor Johnson’s “Bring Home Chicago” is a tax increase on commercial property masquerading as a mansion tax. Crain’s analysis suggests 90% of revenue will come from already depressed & overtaxed commercial property owners. If that’s not the intent then exempt commercial property.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
Another tragic loss as CPD Officer committed suicide this morning. Heartbreaking. My prayers for her and her family. Stress level on Officers unbearable. Not only a need to provide Officers mental health services, but also provide humane work schedules and strong public support.
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4 months
Only 1 in 4 CPS students meet state reading & 1 in 6 meet state math standards despite spending $30,000 per student, receiving 56% of property taxes & 25% of state & 40% of Fed funding. School leaders response-demand more funding, deny poor families alternatives failing schools.
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2 years
Welcome Konstantinos Vallas. Our first grandchild. I am finally a Papou.
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2 years
After severely damaging children by forcing schools to go virtual for 16 months, @ChiPubSchools continues damage by mandating masking in defiance of science & experience. Appellate Court & JCAR ended @JBPritzker mask mandate. CPS, end your mask mandate. Let parents choose. #twill
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Paul Vallas
4 years
The Mayor’s naïveté is believing that it was ever about the statue. Had it not been the Columbus statue it would have been something else, and it will certainly be something else. What a stunning lack of leadership and resolve.
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6 months
Big winners in mayor’s budget. Not Chicago taxpayers! Contrast $271 million in new money for CTU controlled schools and $150 mil in new spending for migrants with a paltry $26 mil in new program investments for city residents. Now the schools claim they need $400 mil more.
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3 months
Sellers remorse? This is what happens when you have a failed school teacher who somehow got elected to run the third largest teachers union orchestrates the election of a failed teacher to be Mayor of the 3rd largest city.
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Austin Berg
3 months
MUST WATCH: In newly surfaced footage Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates reveals she feels “very, very, very ashamed of myself and disappointed” for electing Brandon Johnson mayor of Chicago and putting him in an “impossible position.” “I’m welcoming you to a
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1 year
It wouldn’t be a Chicago St Patricks Day without Plumbers Local 130 starting the parade. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Let’s be clear. Mayor Johnson’s Bring Home Chicago plan is a tax on commercial property who will absorb 90% of the cost. With depressed commercial property sector in Chicago already the highest taxed in the US this will slow recovery & shift tax burden to homeowners & renters.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
This doesn’t tell full story. CPD lost 1027 cops last yr NOT 900. This yr 425 have left with only 145 new recruits this year as @chicagosmayor “Summer of Joy” begins with 2k fewer Officers on Patrol then when she took office. Why is CPD misleading on #’s & clearance rates? #twill
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2 months
The no vote on the real estate transaction tax showed that voters were not fooled by the Mayor’s so called “mansion tax,” which commercial property and apartment building owners would have paid 90% of and by no trust that the money would have gone to the homeless.
@Austin__Berg
Austin Berg
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A great day for Chicago. This was never about fighting homelessness.
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Paul Vallas
7 months
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa must resign! You don’t physically prevent colleagues, in this case Alderwoman Emma Mitts, from returning to City Council floor in order to prevent a vote on anything, including placing the question of Chicago’s Sanctuary City status before voters. #shame
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4 years
I’ve been saying last 2yrs GET THE SHOOTERS OFF THE STREET! No more excuses for increased shootings. Restore Bureau of Organized Crime that deals with gangs, guns, drugs. Establish witness protection program. Recall retired detectives and investigators to help clear cases.
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Paul Vallas
9 months
CTU leaders call supporters of school choice fascists & racists. Yet 4 of 10 CTU teachers select private schools over public schools. Over 50 thousand poor children, 96% Black & Latino, choose public charter schools over neighborhood schools. Are they fascists and racists?
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8 months
Blank check for immigrant care as city cost estimates rose again from $302 million 3 weeks ago to $345 million. Meanwhile, Pritzker claims state spent $328 million on immigration support in Chicago. No transparency or accountability on how money is spent.
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3 years
City downplays increasing violence that saw 78.7% increase in murders, 74.7% increase in shootings, 289.1% increase in carjackings, over last November. City burying abysmal clearance rates that sees only 25% murders cleared, 2.8% charged in shootings, 7.1% charged in carjackings
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6 months
While the mayor quotes Beyoncé and goes off on a disjointed diatribe of history and race to explain the migrant crisis, his inaction has cost city & state $600mi & rising because he refuses to break with Sanctuary City supporters and cap number of migrants bused from other states
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9 months
Abandoning standards, social promotion, not holding schools responsible for most of their students failing, welcome to the CTU’s “No Accountability Education.” Meanwhile CTU Pres. Davis-Gates & 40% of teachers choose private schools while poor families are denied that option.
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6 months
Mayor Johnson, his appointed school board & CTU Pres. plan for education is “Equality in Misery”. Chain students to a failing school system by ending the state private school scholarship program & dismantling public charter & magnet high schools. Poor families will suffer most.
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Paul Vallas
2 years
Even if Pritzker lifts state school mask mandate, Mayor & CPS agreed to keep children masked until Aug 1 as condition for CTU to end 5 day strike. Expect another yr of academic decline, increased social-emotional problems & enrollment declines. @AmyJacobson @AnitaPadilla32 @wttw
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Paul Vallas
3 years
We laid my father to rest today. My deepest appreciation on behalf of the Vallas family for all the kind words and condolences from those who knew my father and our family and those who didn’t. I wish you all the same comfort you have provided us. God Bless You All.
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Paul Vallas
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When criminals are emboldened enough to shoot at police officers 133 times in 2 yrs there’s a breakdown in public safety. Degrading & demonizing police & portraying violent criminals as victims, makes city less safe. City Council leaders are more concerned with migrants & Gaza.
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Paul Vallas
6 months
Mayor Johnson plays a shell game on public safety. He’s hiring civilians to free up officers for local police districts, yet eliminating more than double the number of current police vacancies. Even if remaining vacancies are filled, there will be over 1,400 fewer than 2019.
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Paul Vallas
8 months
Media outlets try to put positive spin on slight increase on Chicago Public Schools test scores. Results are abysmal as only 26% of students meet or exceed reading standards & 17.5% math. Meanwhile, district spending 30K per student & has increased spending 40% since 2019.
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Paul Vallas
4 years
WOW! It only took three days for city leadership to determine what was instantly recognized by any neutral observer, anyone listening to police dispatch or looking at footage and photos, that the Columbus statue riot was a set up. This is why cops need to show own footage. .
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Paul Vallas
1 year
On behalf of the Vallas Family, a family of 5 Veterans & 5 First Responders, our prayers are with the families of Soldiers & First Responders who have fallen & families with members who continue to put themselves in harms way so we can be protected.
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Paul Vallas
5 months
They call it a “mansion tax” but the Mayor’s “Bring Chicago Home” plan is actually a huge tax increase on the already depressed commercial property owners that will hurt the city’s economic health. There are better ways to create affordable housing and help homeless Chicagoans.
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