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Chicago. >> todd: recent poll shows 61% of chicago residents disapproved of lori lightfoot performance as mayor. do you know one single person that voted for lightfoot and if so what was their reasoning? >> actually i do not know a single person who voted for lori lightfoot, especially after i got mugged in january or december in k one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city. it happened 11:00 in the morning. something has to change. >> todd: sam, do you know one single person in last night's election that voted for lori lightfoot? if so, why? >> i do. i do, not one, but a lot of people. she h...

>> todd: sam, the remaining two candidates in the race, you are not out of the woods with brandon johnson, he is in aun areoff with paul vallas, far left and defund the police. if he is elected, would it be lightfoot's second term? >> we are pushing for paul vallas. johnson, defund the police, we're concerned that either one become mayor have no control over the justice system in the county and cook county is the worst run county in the state of illinois. the prosecutor and judges have to be replaced in the next election. >> to follow-up, if vallas, wins are you confident chicago will become s...

For social media post in which she was seen singing and dancing. chicago recorded highest murder total in 25 years in 2021 with 800 homicides. >> todd: people were fed up. thank you. chicago resident sam sanchez and chairman of the illinois restaurant association join me now. diana, your reaction to the results? >> good morning, todd. i am not surprised, but i couldn't be more happy to have somebody in there that actually take seriously. we have two different approaches now of the two guys having the runoff. one is very much police protection and support the police and the other is more of def...

Who are Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, the two candidates headed into an April runoff election to become Chicago's next mayor after putting an end to incumbent Mayor Lightfoot's one-term tenure?

Long time. >> todd: you are a conduit to the business community, will businesses come back to chicago, allowing you to get the tax dollar base and run programs involving police of ro officers, making residents feel safe? final word, sam? >> crime is reduced from a year ago. there is new investment, 400 new companies coming into the city, 1800 new food vendor license applied last summer, we're headed in the right direction. the idea of coming to a city and being afraid should not be the reason you don't come in. we have to address the prosecution and accountability of the crime. >> todd: chicag...