“When Deborah Sims decided to retire, it was an opportunity,” said Alsberry. “This is the community I grew up in as a young man. I still have friends out there and I know there are some issues that are really challenging for them."
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She wants to invigorate and inspire the youth in her career and running for office, but especially hopes to serve as a pillar of change for her peers.
#CookCountyCommissioner
“When we talk about equity, diversity and inclusion, the thing we say and the things our members will say is that it has to be intention,” said Idowu, president and CEO of Illinois Primary Health Care Association.
#IPHA
“We had to put our appliances like our washer and dryer on a pallet and literally take a shovel to shovel the sludge out of our basement and deal with the smell. As a young child and young adult I didn't know what was happening and what remedy we had for it,” said Du Buclet
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“I got into the race to bring some leadership and a fresh voice,” said Butler, who is running for the district seat and is the senior pastor of Chicago Embassy Church Network.
“I think those two men need to sit down and talk things out and have the developer there. If there is something that the developer has done, then there is something that can be straightened out,” said Bradley, who is a community activist.
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“We are concerned about violence and concerned about our children being gunned down. We have innocent lives that we are losing,” said Bonk
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