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to recall the vision of Daniel Burnham, Chicag

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Chicago to do the obvious: use the magic of modern communications tec

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ever connected directly with Chicago

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ly responsible major advertisers, among others. It's the largest of all possible l

do something stupendously useful: televise commercially-sponsored, civ

ations that see the logic of Bill Gates' conviction, expressed in this 7-minute "Ego

s the way for Chicago to sol

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Lightfoot's neighborhood town meetings citywide, pe

e-solution dialogue among Chicagoans of all ages an

ly deployed) anti-violence resource: the people of Chicago. It taps into

asten your seatbelts.

sons and championship drives of Chicago's beloved sports teams - that have the magic to stir Chicago's blo

contests of Chicago's ongoing drive to make itself safe. The game

ntive. Trusted. And

ll ages and backgrounds - police, at-risk youth, parents, activists, social workers, policy makers, business people, teachers, politicians, gang members, yo

rules mirror the trusted rules, officiating, instant

ut the best in us. Its rules and procedures get Chicagoans (C

Chicago's drive for safety the talk of the t

her shows, the New Chicago

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s pride in its sports teams. It makes Chicago a

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good citizenship is the prime

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grief. And scandals. Broken legal, health, housing, sch

ship - the I Will City gets to ma

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industrial-age physical infrastructurehas always done: help make Swee

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