Join me for a State of the District Town Hall this Thursday at 6 p.m. I'll be live on my Facebook page to discuss a variety of issues, including:

• FY 21 budget
• COVID-19 relief and efforts
• Fight for equality and justice
• Phase 4 of Restore Illinois reopening plan
• Census 2020

Today is Juneteenth. On this day in 1865, the last group of slaves in Galveston, Texas finally got word that slavery had ended. That was two and half years after President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation.

We all know that African Americans will not truly be free until we end the institutional racism that is plaguing our state and country. Let's continue to work toward true equality and justice. A good first step is to be counted. Learn more and complete your census survey today: https://my2020census.gov/ 

Join us for a Juneteenth Celebration this FRIDAY, 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. at 83rd and Ellis. Free lunch, masks and census outreach!

The Chicago Resiliency Fund is a cash assistance program to support Chicago residents who were excluded from federal stimulus aid in response to COVID-19. The fund will provide $1,000 per household for eligible Chicagoans. Applications will begin to be accepted on June 22. Details and application are here: https://resurrectionproject.org/chicagofund/