Cook County Commissioner and former candidate for Mayor of Chicago, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, will be coming to campus next week, Wednesday 11/1, and you are invited to attend his lecture.
Garcia was elected to the Chicago City Council in 1986, and in 1992 became the first Mexican-American member of the Illinois State Senate. In 2010, Garcia won election to the 7th district Cook County Board of Commissioners, and after his election was appointed floor leader by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle. A progressive and a reformer, Garcia is a Preckwinkle ally and was a supporter of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. A candidate for Mayor of Chicago, Garcia finished second in the 2015 mayoral election, forcing a head-to-head runoff vote between himself and incumbent Rahm Emanuel. Garcia was defeated in the runoff by Emanuel.
Lecture: "Reform in the Preckwinkle Era", 12:00 - 12:50 pm in BSB 140 on Wed 11/1
And save the date for the next Future of Chicago lecture, with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, on Wednesday 11/8! There will be a special lunch following her lecture that is only open to Honors College students, so look for more information about the RSVP for that lunch in a future Honors College Announcement.
Please contact Nikki Gottleib (gottleib@uic.edu) if you have any questions!
