According to today’s Crains, Preckwinkle and Lashawn support lifting the rent control ban. Wilson and Lightfoot oppose it, as do many others, and interestingly Daley was noncommittal.
A brief quote from the article:
Vallas: "Rent control doesn't work. I don't see it as a solution. The way to control housing costs is to build more housing. Unleash the market and let the market take its course."
Vallas and other candidates, as well as many real estate agents, say new construction is held back by inflexible building codes and City Hall bureaucracy, as well as aldermanic privilege, which dictates what gets built in a ward.
Vallas' opposition to lifting the ban appears to be a new position for him. In December, the Chicago Reader reported that he was in favor of lifting the ban. A spokesperson for Vallas did not respond to a request this morning for clarification.
Chico: "No rent control. I believe in the free market."
Mendoza: "Using rent control to deal with affordability issues that you have in Logan Square or Wicker Park is not the solution" for the entire city. Prices are rising fast in those and surrounding neighborhoods, Mendoza said, largely because they are among "a few neighborhoods where people feel safe."
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/resi...t-rent-control