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Paul Vallas (left) and Brandon Johnson prepare for their first forum as candidates in the mayoral runoff election on Wednesday at NBC 5 studios in the Peacock Tower.

Paul Vallas (left) and Brandon Johnson prepare for their first forum as candidates in the mayoral runoff election on Wednesday at NBC 5 studios in the Peacock Tower.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

Paul Vallas (left) and Brandon Johnson prepare for their first forum as candidates in the mayoral runoff election on Wednesday at NBC 5 studios in the Peacock Tower.

Paul Vallas (left) and Brandon Johnson prepare for their first forum as candidates in the mayoral runoff election on Wednesday at NBC 5 studios in the Peacock Tower.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

The biggest takeaways from Chicago’s first mayoral runoff debate

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson clarified their policies and took digs at their opponent at the NBC-5 forum.

Paul Vallas (left) and Brandon Johnson prepare for their first forum as candidates in the mayoral runoff election on Wednesday at NBC 5 studios in the Peacock Tower.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere
By Meha Ahmad Dan Tucker
   

Mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas faced off in their first debate Wednesday night ahead of the April 4th runoff. The debate was hosted by NBC5 and Telemundo Chicago in partnership with the Chicago Urban League, the Latino Policy Forum and the Union League Club of Chicago.

Reset catches up on the key moments with a politics reporter.

GUEST: Tessa Weinberg, city government and politics reporter for WBEZ

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