Facing south end may 24 2017

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Week of May 24, 2017 Vol 50 • No 15 •

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News EVENT HIGHLIGHTS FASHION & FINANCE

NEW LIFE COVENANT SOUTHEAST CHURCH PLANS PRAYER ON THE 9

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Senior Pastor John F. Hannah and the New Life Covenant Southeast Church is forming a call-to-action and inviting Chicago leaders, churches, organizations and community residents to help combat social issues and violence during their annual Prayer On The 9 demonstration. The date has yet to be released but thousands of people are expected to participate including Dunbar High School Marching Band. Photo by Christopher Shuttlesworth

WEEKLY INSPIRATIONS FROM REV. DR. DERRICK B. WELLS, SENIOR MINISTER OF CHRIST UNIVERSAL TEMPLE

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ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR JB PRITZKER By Christopher Shuttlesworth

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B Pritzker, an Illinois Democratic Candidate for Governor, has spent his entire life standing up for democratic values. He has created more than 6,000 jobs in Illinois and has grown his own non-profit small business technology incubator called 1871. As a multibillionaire and entrepreneur, Pritzker has been married to Mary Kathryn Muenster for almost 24 years, and has raised a daughter, Teddi (14) and a son, Donny (12). In an interview with the Citizen, Pritzker said he realizes the State of Illinois is in a major crisis and someone has to change the way the state is doing business. Currently, under Governor Bruce Rauner’s administration, Illinois has been left without a state budget for more than two years. As a result, schools in Chicago have suffered by facing staff budget cuts while educational

funding has been diminished. On top of that, small business owners have been forced to relocate to other states for better economic opportunities. Pritzker has worked for 20 years as a National Advocate for Early ChildHood Education and has brought in over $100 million in new capital to support more startup businesses through his company 1871. While speaking with the Citizen, Pritzker said he believes he can fix the state’s financial woes and discussed his vision for change. Pritzker said his success and knowledge as a business owner would be important in order to change Illinois’ financial problems and the values and morals of the person running for Governor would be key. “It’s the values of the people who are running that really matters,” he said. “It is about what they have been doing or cared about in their lives

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www.thechicagocitizen.com • 52 years of serving the Black community

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MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

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