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CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
April 19, 2023
TO THE HONORABLE. T1 IE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith, together with the entire City Council, a resolution honoring Alderman Carrie Austin.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Members of this Chamber are proud and honored to congratulate our dear friend and colleague, Alderman Carrie Austin on her twenty-nine years of dedicated and outstanding service to the people of the 34th Ward and the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Carrie Austin has been a long-time resident of Chicago. She was born in 1949 and graduated from Waller High School (now Lincoln Park High School) before graduating from Roosevelt University; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Carrie Austin has been a member of the 34th Ward Democratic Organization since 1972. She serves as City Vice Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party. In addition, she served as an Illinois delegate for Barack Obama at the Democratic Convention in 2008 and 2012; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Austin is a member of the congregation of Logos Baptist Assembly. She is dedicated to her family and immensely enjoys spending time with them. She is the proud mother of seven wonderful children, grandmother to 29 lovely grandchildren and great- grandmother to 16 blessed great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Carrie Austin became the Alderman of the 34th Ward when Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed her to that position in 1994 following the death of her beloved husband, Lemuel Austin, Sr., who was the 34th Ward alderman at the time. She would be reelected 7 times; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Austin began working on improving public safety, education, housing and economic development. As a result, she stabilized middle-class neighborhoods, increased the number of affordable housing units, and attracted new retail a...
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