>> Chicago, >> businessman and philanthropist Willie Wilson is throwing his hat in the ring for mayor of Chicago.

His 4th bid for City Hall's 5th floor, the former McDonald's franchise owner turned medical supplies.

Distributor will face a crowded field in the February election.

And Willie Wilson joins us now.

Welcome back.

Thank having us here.

So you've also run for Senate and president.

And as we mentioned, this is your 4th outing for Chicago.

Mayor, why do you still want this job?

>> Well, gonna have a citizen, tough You know?

You need a business person to take then fix the city.

You can have our everyday social, you know, and we've Ben is out, raise taxes.

Job goes away.

Does it leave out?

What do you got left?

So don't and make sure we can get it right.

And my parents and business as well community as well as understand And I had to do something to keep a steady right and keep it going.

I am Chicago.

>> As we mentioned, you own several McDonald's franchises in Chicago working your way up from mopping the floors month.

You found founded and ran a medical supplies, company, Omar medical supplies.

So obviously lots of, you know, executives business experience but never been elected.

Why should voters make you the most powerful elected official in the city?

Despite that 3rd largest in the country?

here's your look at my A look at politician Rech, especially mayor.

>> I don't want city then House People rent food.

Has been made is amazing.

Housing here to help people.

don't raise has been on Monday.

You know, asked about it today.

You know, politician right now raise attacked and pat about budget the attack I have to bow, I don't know.

And I do.

After I am random air without a paycheck.

You got people running office in too often in same time she didn't act bear that in mind.

You know, what was that all about?

So you got a look at situation is Chicago like him much Congo and not going stand around and somebody comes and I don't feel that right for Chicago.

You need a business person that you CA go not as trying to run out look, you've got to be more aggressive approach like got about Chicago Bears.

10 around not picking up.

Proactive.

You know, situation and try to stop them leaving and keep do particularly business here.

Employees, small businesses and things that nature.

So and I don't think lions we do clouds occasion, but All right.

We're gonna come back to to your your thoughts on the Bears as well.

But I want talk about your policy platform because >> your campaign website says, quote, Chicagoans are being squeezed by rising living costs.

They include groceries, energy, health care, property taxes, Ritz housing, homeowner's and car insurance.

Wages are not keeping pace with certain Proposed policies to make Chicago more affordable for residents and businesses.

What are some of those policies?

>> Well, look at when you raise taxes.

You're on people out.

All right.

You got a lot taxes in order keep people here.

You got a low taxes in order keep here.

The people today like myself get gasoline and giving them a dollar.

His says less.

All right.

If you don't little or no taxes, do people go to Gary, Indiana, you know, West Cause some plays out and bought a grocery and Biden gasoline.

You know, the day move out of the city.

You know, it's over young Chicago public school have left, right?

Because you people out city so total.

We have to make sure that a lot tactic for the cause so much no real estate taxes.

Florida Tech put a business they can stay here and create jobs and you got to attract more businesses come here.

>> It is attracting more businesses to come here.

Is that your intention for how excuse me, how to cover the loss in revenue for lowering taxes for citizens and businesses.

>> gotta track division but more important issue you got developed in which in this out, Chicago got what, 10,000 some lot.

Want to take that redevelop.

Those particle, a lot consent, man and they're going out.

It is stated 2 people living in people live West CASA people live in California got do particular job contract.

Use your own work developed them here.

Chicago is the best the world live and got the best pork for you.

Got to put Cray as cool.

Some of those young man getting a dig it out.

They got skills and they can job.

You got a permanent presence recycling setback over and over again.

You had to be created.

But instead of like right now, raising taxes, you're running people out.

When a well run dry in order to dig out of that.

>> Several of your opponents in this race, they've made commitments to hire 1000 more police officers in Chicago to curb violent crime.

Would you commit to hire more officers as well?

Do you think that's necessary?

>> I don't High 2000, if you need 2000, you had 2000.

He see PD needs 2000?

I don't know yet.

But I tell you what it showed the Lions short of 2000 people.

Now police officer correct.

Don't even need Three-thousand.

You do Take to Sent We'll find the money the lower taxes.

Bring in new business creature revenue.

Things that nature as well.

You got to put his tennis.

I'm for it.

You protect As of Friday, you stop crime before police protect the air to get that crime down upon his rant.

didn't have a plan a flight and idea how to do it except for raising taxes on the consummate citizen.

That's not right.

In 2023 when last ran for mayor, you said that police should, quote, hunt down fleeing criminal suspects like a rabbit.

>> And you said that officials should to, quote, take the handcuffs off police to reduce the crime rate.

But since then, shootings and homicides in the city of Chicago are near historic lows.

Mayor Johnson credits this to his spending on new summer jobs as well as community violence.

Intervention programs has your approach to improving public safety Chicago changed since 2023.

>> love my.

My approach have been this year.

You have to make sure that the people held accountable.

Your guy, Graham is Maj.

You got people take over downtown says Chicago.

Everybody has to be held accountable right?

you commit crime, you help kind of a you put teams in place to make sure job crane and things like that do good.

But you know that people just get away and but I think put the that I about police taking that way because back in them days until now.

And that is somebody hit you in history and a pony ride that they can change.

You.

That's what I meant by that.

You need a common sense approach.

What you You got a common sense approach to get things right?

You look these guys coming up with things okay, fine.

pay for that of All right.

You had to do an audit on all of the particular department.

And I tell you what, white collar crime we would investigate to to get that money back into the pole, not raising people's taxes and it was and you put on a just and within his his Chicago cut that white collar crime will find money.

You balance your budget with debt.

And then you take Craig new biz and develop new business.

You had the money to pay for like police officer possibly can.

did not go come to Chicago with crime and put a bit into the area.

So it has to stop.

>> Ok, that is unfortunate