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CHICO: THE MEAT, POTATOES AND DIBS GUY

February 11, 2019

Chico’s new video: “Pro-Dibs!” CHICAGO — Gery Chico never left the city he grew up in. As a kid, he pumped gas at his dad’s South Side garage. He painted houses on weekends. He shoveled snow during Chicago’s historic snowstorms. And shoveled, and shoveled. Then he grew up, and started shoveling his own car out – […]

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CHICO TOUTS EXPERIENCE, VISION AT CRAIN’S FORUM

February 7, 2019

CHICAGO — Gery Chico, the leading Latino candidate in the race for mayor, on Wednesday continued to show why he is the most prepared to lead Chicago — from balancing budgets and creating opportunities to generating revenue and tackling public safety. “I’m an eternal optimist. Our city’s best days are ahead of it. My roots […]

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CHICO ISSUES STATE OF THE UNION RESPONSE

February 6, 2019

CHICAGO — Mayoral candidate Gery Chico late Tuesday released a video response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, pledging to enact a ban to keep  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from Chicago city premises. “An attack on immigrants is an attack on Chicago. I am the grandson of Mexican immigrants. My […]

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CHICO LAYS OUT ECONOMIC, EDUCATION PLANS FOR SUN-TIMES

February 6, 2019

CHICAGO — Mayoral candidate Gery Chico on Tuesday continued to show why he is the most prepared to lead Chicago when it comes to creating opportunities not only for Chicago’s neighborhoods, but for its children. Chico — the leading Latino candidate in the race — took part in the Sun-Times Editorial Board’s endorsement session on […]

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