Mayor Johnson's tax package fails in Finance Cmte., CTA safety again in question, Maria Pappas joins mayoral race.

Mayor Johnson suffered a humiliating defeat when the Finance Cmte. overwhelmingly rejected his tax package. The mayor was defiant after the loss and placed the onus for a solution on aldermen. Will aldermen cave, find a compromise, or will there be a stalemate? After a horrific crime on the CTA, questions about a secure, safe public transit system have reemerged. The mayor insists a repeat offender setting a woman on fire is an isolated incident. Is the CTA safe? What is the mayor's solution to save the CTA after this crime? A fixture in Chicago politics, Maria Pappas, has thrown her hat into the ring for mayor. What does Ms. Pappas bring to the table? Our venerable panel will discuss.