Some candidates for Chicago mayor are hoping to reach voters with their message about Chicago's future on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
On a day when so many people paused to reflect on Chicago's historical connection with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., some candidates for mayor are hoping to reach voters with their message about Chicago's future.
"I wanted to make sure that I come today and focus on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and some of the things that we must work on together and fix," Wilson said. "We must go to the polls y'all, and vote." "I'm a promise keeper because the people deserve leadership that will keep its promises," Johnson said.On the South Side, Ja'Mal Green hosted a pair of pop-up grocery giveaways, hoping the community service projects will feed additional voters into his camp.
"Listen, I grew up hearing that MLK's holiday was a day off right? A day that we should really participate in service and giving back to our community," Buckner said.
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