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Sometimes it’s good not to be the story.
Now that this past week’s jubilant 2024 Democratic National Convention has ended, it’s a sign of success that the convention — not Chicago itself, as in 1968 — was the story that dominated the news.
And an amazing story it was.
The Democrats’ chosen presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, made history the moment she formally accepted the nomination. Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, became the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to accept a major party’s presidential nomination. Should she win, she will become America’s first female president.
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Eight years after Hillary Clinton made history as the first woman to win a major party nomination for president, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday picked up the torch in Chicago, potentially putting her on her own historic path to finish the job.
In accepting the Democratic nomination at the United Center, Harris could become the first woman and the first Asian American to ascend to the Oval Office.
Harris framed the November election as “a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past. A chance to chart a new way forward. Not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans.
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Under the leadership of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County is launching a community engagement series to help determine which American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) programs to continue once funding runs out in 2026. From the week of August 1 through September 13, the County will be sharing a community survey and holding a series of community events to gather input into its priorities.
With major programs such as the Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot, the Medical Debt Relief Initiative and Violence Prevention grants currently funded through ARPA, community members will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on which programs the County should continue in the long run. Altogether, there are over 70 ARPA programs, but many of those were meant to be short-term, focusing on pandemic recovery.
ARPA, the largest investment in local communities since the New Deal, has also offered an opportunity to invest in long-term initiatives that can have a transformative impact on local communities.
“This is a once in a generation opportunity to invest in our communities,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. “When we devised our programs, we engaged tens of thousands of Cook County residents in the process, and as a result, we have some of the most innovative programs in the country.”
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