Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago - July 17, 2013
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Source: Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago
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JOURNAL--CITY COUNCIL--CHICAGO
7/17/2013
Rules Suspended -- GRATITUDE EXTENDED TO CITY OF CHICAGO EMPLOYEES
MARY BAGGETT AND ALFREDA CLARK FOR COURAGEOUS RESCUE OF
INNOCENT CHILD FROM WOULD-BE KIDNAPPER.
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The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, Mayor, presented the following communication:
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
July 17, 2013.
To the Honorable, the City Council of the City of Chicago:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- I transmit herewith a congratulatory resolution concerning Alfreda Clark and Mary Baggett.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Very truly yours, Signed
RAHM EMANUEL, Mayor.
Alderman Burke moved to Suspend the Rules Temporarily to permit immediate consideration of and action upon the said proposed resolution. The motion Prevailed.
The following is said proposed resolution:
WHEREAS, On the morning of Thursday, June 6, 2013, a 10-year-old boy was walking to school in the Englewood neighborhood when he stopped in an alley between Sangamon and Morgan Streets to tie his shoes; and WHEREAS, As he bent down, the boy noticed a man rushing towards him. Afraid for his safety, the boy began running down the alley, eluding the grasping hands of the man who was now chasing closely behind; and WHEREAS, Just blocks away, two Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation workers, Alfreda Clark and Mary Baggett, were surveying a lot near the corner of 71 51 and South Morgan Street when they saw the boy run between two vacant buildings nearby; and WHEREAS, Ms. Clark approached the boy and, sensing fear on his face, twice asked if he was OK, to which the boy replied that he was being chased. As they spoke, the man emerged from the alley, noticed the conversation, and continued walking; and
