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>>>  AMANDA IS IN CHICAGO  WITH

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OUR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

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SERIES.  AMANDA?

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>> REPRESENTING THE 27th WARD ,

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ALDERMAN ,  I UNDERSTAND THAT

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YOU PLAYED A ROLE  IN TRYING TO

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BRING HOPE TO SOME OF THESE

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SERVICES.

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>>  I AM A DEACON OF THE CHURCH

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ACROSS THE STREET . FOLKS COME

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FROM ALL OVER  THE CITY TO GO

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TO THIS  SCHOOL. THEY HAVE A

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GREAT PRIVATE INSTITUTION  AND

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WE DID THIS  SEVERAL TIMES WITH

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION . SO

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MANY  PARENTS ARE CONCERNED

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ABOUT THEIR KIDS  AND THEY ARE

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TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THEY

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CAN  AND ARE ALSO OPENING UP

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SPOTS.

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>>  ALSO, THE NEW CASINO, THERE

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ARE NEW DRAWINGS. DO YOU HAVE

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ANY COMMENTS?

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>> WE HAVE A TASK FORCE  OF

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YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY

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THAT ARE INVOLVED  AND

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EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO GIVE

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THEIR OPINION . IT'S JUST A

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GORGEOUS BUILDING .  I THINK

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THAT THESE ARE GOING TO BE EVEN

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BETTER THAN THE CASINO.

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>> AND WHAT ABOUT  THE

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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION

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HOSTING IT?

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>> I AM ALDERMAN OF THE AREA

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AND I WILL TRY TO SPRUCE UP MY

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AREA AS I CAN.  THIS IS REALLY

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HELPED TO BUILD UP THE LOOP ,

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SO WE WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN DO

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THAT.

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>> WE HAVE ABOUT 10 SECOND LEFT

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,  YOU ARE THE LONGEST-SERVING

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MEMBER .  THE LONGEST-SERVING,

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I TAKE THAT WITH PRIDE , PEOPLE

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ASKED ME FOR ADVICE , HELPING

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ALL OF THE ALDERMAN .

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>> SO NO REPERCUSSIONS , HE'S

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ASKED YOU TO BE VICE MAYOR .

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>> I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.

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>> VICE MAYOR, WE HAVE TO CUT