[galleyfox]

About Willie Wilson's support--
You have to consider that the other 3 viable candidates are considered outsiders to Chicago's African-American community. They don't necessarily agree with the guy, but they DO know him, so that is the reason why he won so many wards.
Lightfoot and Preckwinkle, aside from their race, have no more connection to the South Side than a white progressive living in Lincoln Park does. They didn't grow up in those neighborhoods; they came to Chicago by way of UofC, and so on. Enyia's family is African, and she only got her support from Chance the Rapper's endorsement.

Lightfoot and Preckwinkle will have to compete for the trust of South and West-siders, so endorsements from Willie Wilson and others are critical.