In mid-November, Chicago Mayor Brandon JohnsonappointedDr. Olusimbo “Simbo” Ige as the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, making her the first Black woman to occupy this role on a permanent basis. But long before Dr. Ige would helm one of the largest public health departments in the country, she would witness the harrowing … Continued

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