Chicago Mayoral Runoff debate

3/10/23

Mayoral runoff candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas will face each other in the ABC 7 studios in front of a live audience on Thursday, March 16, in a debate using LWV of Illinois guidelines.

Continuing a decades-long relationship, the LWV of Illinois and LWV of Chicago are partnering with ABC7 and Univision for the 2023 Chicago mayoral debate. The League collaborates with ABC7 in crafting candidate invitations, establishing ground rules, creating candidate questions, and assisting in the studio with timing.

The commercial-free debate will stream live at 7:00pm on March 16 on abc7chicago.com, ABC7’s digital stream, and will air on the station’s digital channel 7.2. The debate will air on ABC7’s main channel on Friday, March 17 at 10:35pm as well as Sunday, March 19 at 4pm. The debate will be translated and will air live on Univision’s digital platforms and on Univision TV on a later date.