Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson is in the hot seat for comments he made in the ABC7 debate about criminals needing to be 'hunted down.'
Wilson's comments also drew concern from the ACLU, a partner in the consent decree designed to reform Chicago police.
Wilson, who lost a 20-year-old son to murder, doubled down on his comment by accusing Mayor Lightfoot of trying to make something out of nothing. Afterwards, several candidates said this election could come down to a referendum on how Lightfoot has handled crime. "The problem and the difference between our city and other cities is really that you know, leading with dissension is really not the way to get things done. And we could have done a lot better," candidate Ald. Sophia King said.
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