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Demand Better

Chicagoans demand strong leadership and an agenda that will move the city forward.

Alexi believes that government can be both effective and compassionate. Families are struggling with increasing housing costs, property taxes, and childcare. Too many Chicagoans are concerned about crime and unsteady leadership from the Mayor’s Office.

Alexi knows effective leadership requires bringing people together–rather than governing through division–and focusing on getting real results for residents.

less crime on our streets

Every Chicagoan deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood, and Alexi will improve public safety through a comprehensive plan that includes investing in both communities and law enforcement. While Chicago has followed the national trend of declining violence, Chicago’s murder rate is still more than double Los Angeles’ and four times higher than New York.

Focus on Prevention
Alexi will increase investment in evidence-based community violence intervention programs by 25%. He also supports proven school-based violence prevention programs, like Becoming a Man and Choose to Change, and will work with the Chicago Public Schools to incorporate their learnings into school curricula.
 
Alexi will improve the quality of policing and increase community trust by completing the job of police reform under the court-ordered reform plan. He will fully staff the office responsible for police reform after Mayor Johnson tried to cut its budget.

The Giannoulias Administration will adopt the latest technology to better solve cases, bring back gunshot detection technology, and consolidate data systems to reduce time-consuming paperwork for police officers.

Alexi will stop the steady loss of police officers and add 1,000 new officers to walk the beat in communities by reforming the hiring process and moving more cops out from behind their desks.

Alexi will increase the police presence on CTA rail by 100 officers, or 50% from current levels, and make sure they’re patrolling trains and not just standing around on platforms. A stronger, more engaged police presence will help address quality of life issues like smoking on the train. Alexi also supports the modernization of fare gates to reduce fare evasion. And he will partner with the CTA to expand the presence of community violence intervention teams to help prevent and deescalate violence on the CTA.

Alexi will improve coordination between the City of Chicago and Cook County, and improve victim services.

Alexi will keep teens safe by providing alternative opportunities for youth, while also giving police the authority to establish snap curfews and break up dangerous activity.

More money in your pockets

Chicago has become increasingly unaffordable for its residents, making it harder for families to stay in the city. Property taxes are up 17% in the last round of assessments, and renters have been hit by the fastest rent growth in the country. At the same time, grocery prices are up 30% since 2020, and childcare now costs more than $1,700 per month. As Mayor, Alexi will pull every lever he can to make Chicago more affordable, and help wages keep up with rising costs

Raise Wages for Workers
A Giannoulias administration will boost wages to make up for inflation by raising the Chicago minimum wage to $22 by 2032, up from $17 today. This would raise wages for more than 300,000 Chicagoans, and nearly 80% of beneficiaries would be Black or Latino. Half of workers age 24 or younger in Chicago would receive a raise.
 

Alexi will build 50,000 more homes by 2032 to make housing more affordable by reforming the zoning code to make it easier to build, speeding up the permitting processes through adopting the latest technology, implementing common-sense reforms like allowing for pre-approved architectural plans, and making better use of current housing funding by eliminating costly city requirements.

Alexi will work with Springfield to require new data centers to pay for the full costs of the power they generate so Chicagoans don’t get stuck with the bill.

Alexi will keep the City of Chicago’s property tax levy flat and focus on growing the Chicago economy, reducing city spending, and ensuring that the wealthy pay a bigger share of taxes. As a candidate, Mayor Brandon Johnson promised to oppose property tax increases but proposed in 2024 a $300 million property tax increase.
Alexi will attract more affordable grocery stores by offering targeted tax incentives, applying for State of Illinois funding that Mayor Johnson failed to seek, and speeding up permitting times for stores opening in food deserts.
 
Alexi will work with the State of Illinois to expand access to free, full-day preschool for families with 3- and 4-year-old children.

A City Hall that Works

Today, too many Chicago residents are losing faith in City Hall as they watch Mayor Johnson fail to work with City Council to address challenges while the budget deficit grows and economy stagnates. Alexi will turn things around by building coalitions with City Council, Springfield, business, labor, and faith and community leaders to take on Chicago’s biggest challenges. As Secretary of State, Alexi reformed one of the nation’s largest state offices by modernizing outdated technology, slashing wait times at the DMV while expanding online services, improving customer service, protecting civil rights, and increasing public safety. He will do the same as mayor.

Grow the Economy

In recent years, Chicago has been just about last in economic growth among the top 25 metros. Alexi will get the Chicago economy moving again by restoring steady leadership to the 5th floor, improving the business climate in Chicago by making it easier to do business with City Hall, and investing TIF and other resources in supporting economic development, modernizing our schools and public infrastructure, and building more housing.

Alexi will make reforms and adopt the latest technology to improve city services like pothole repairs and graffiti removal, make it easier for residents and businesses to access city services, and simplify the process for obtaining permit and architectural plan approvals.

Alexi will reduce spending by reducing duplicative middle management and functions, centralizing city contracting to benefit from our bulk buying power, and reducing the size of the city vehicle fleet. As Secretary of State, Alexi streamlined services by establishing a One-Stop-Shop and received an award for modernizing the agency’s contracting.

Alexi will pursue reforms like consolidating the city’s four pension funds, offering voluntary buyouts for employees similar to the successful state program, and codifying the advanced pension payment policy where the city makes an additional payment on top of what it’s legally required to make. These reforms will restore confidence in the city’s financial leadership and help lower our borrowing costs.