Think about if your name was on the ballot as a mayoral candidate in Chicago and you won.
RedEye posed this question to its readers: What would you change about Chicago if you got elected as mayor?
Responses on Twitter varied from serious to entertaining. Here’s a look.
The serious responses:
@redeyechicago #ChicagoVotes15 replace neighborhood schools w/ more STEM, performing arts & magnet programs. Invest in community + ed
— ¿ Necie P (@HotAsHelen_) February 23, 2015
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I would make it easier for people with parking tickets to pay them off. #ChicagoVotes15
— Tha_kid_ Dre (@Tha_Kid_Dre) February 23, 2015
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@redeyechicago fix the damn L system #ChicagoVotes15
— Cody S (@rwbluemoon) February 23, 2015
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@redeyechicago More transparency and community engagement. #ChicagoVotes15
— Pollenize (@pollenizeorg) February 23, 2015
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more police, lower city parking prices, most importantly fund after school matters to get kids off the street @redeyechicago #ChicagoVotes15
— reymello (@reymello123) February 23, 2015
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The entertaining responses:
@redeyechicago A big fucking statue of Jamie Dimon to replace the Picasso #chicagofortheonepercent #ChicagoVotes15
— Mayor 1% (@Mayor_1Percent) February 23, 2015
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@redeyechicago i would get jimmy fallon to do a show here, like rahm emanuel promised he would do. #ChicagoVotes15
— phoebe caroline (@phoebecoraline) February 23, 2015
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@RedEyeChicago The mayor should be someone we can really relate with. Like a cheeseburger… #ChicagoVotes15 pic.twitter.com/gh4jveHAFy
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— Ben Gajus (@benjamingajus) February 23, 2015
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.@redeyechicago can we move Chicago to say, Key West? #Chicagovotes15
— Kyle Leonard (@LocalKyle) February 23, 2015
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