Local candidates and elected officials who respect the Arab and Muslim community with open doors and fairness were feted at a community forum in Bridgeview hosted by the Arab American Illinois Political Coalition, formerly the Arab American Democratic Club. More than 400 people attended including many candidates for local, county and region wide offices at the event held at Niko's Restaurant and Banquets in Bridgeview, 7600 S. Harlem Avenue on Sunday Feb.18, 2024.
CHICAGO: Several candidates running for the office of mayor of Chicago have pledged to restore the role and involvement of the Arab American community in the affairs of the city, and reintroduce Arab cultural events and organizations that were were forced to close under a former mayor and were not reintroduced by the incumbent, Lori Lightfoot.
CHICAGO: Several candidates for mayor of Chicago have vowed to restore the role and participation of the Arab American community in city aff. | News Track
CHICAGO: As Chicago continues to be overwhelmed by gun violence and homicides, the administration of Mayor Lori Lightfoot has begun to adopt a strategy ostensibly designed to make the US city a safer place. However, Muslim- and Arab-owned businesses say they are paying the price and no one is reaping the rewards. In June 2021, Lightfoot unleashed a task force that Arab- and
Arab business owners say they’re being unfairly targeted and closed by city agencies when violent crime happens near their shops and gas stations, even when the crime is totally unrelated.