CHICAGO (WLS) — One of President Biden’s senior advisors came to town Friday to see the need for investments in one Chicago neighborhood.
Tom Perez toured Englewood with Mayor Brandon Johnson, who hopes the experience will result in some federal funding to help the community thrive.
They took a stroll down 63rd Street with 16th Ward Ald. Stephanie Coleman for a half-mile tour of Englewood.
Their first stop was the Go Green Community Fresh Market, an example of a relatively new investment in the neighborhood.
“You know, the city can put in a little, the feds can put in a little,” Perez said.
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The mayor said the point of the Perez’s visit was to show him parts of Chicago that could use some investments from the federal government and shuttered CPS schools.
“We will continue to invest,” Perez said. …