[1/2] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks to children after a press event ahead of expected Thanksgiving travel at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 21, 2022.
The Chicago race is technically nonpartisan, but every candidate identifies as a Democrat in the heavily left-leaning city.
There were more than 800 murders in Chicago in 2021, the most in a quarter-century.
Garcia, considered a liberal member of Congress, has said he would increase the number of officers on patrol and fund more community-based anti-violence programs.
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