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Mayor Lori Lightfoot to declare racism a public health crisis in Chicago | The Crusader Newspaper Group

ABC7 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will make an announcement Thursday declaring racism a public health crisis in Chicago. Mayor Lightfoot will be joined by Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady for the announcement. The announcement comes after CDPH released a study earlier this week showing Black Chicagoans have a shorter life expectancy. […]

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