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Mayor Levar M. Stoney speaks at a news conference Sept. 14 about the plan to create five new parks in South Side. “The benefits of green spaces are irrefutable and unmatched, and it’s clear that not everyone in this city has been afforded those benefits,” Mayor Stoney said during the announcement. “It’s our job to intentionally correct that injustice.”

Photo by Regina H. Boone

September 24, 2020

Mayor Levar M. Stoney speaks at a news conference Sept. 14 about the plan to create five new parks in South Side.
“The benefits of green spaces are irrefutable and unmatched, and it’s clear that not everyone in this city has been afforded those benefits,” Mayor Stoney said during the announcement. “It’s our job to intentionally correct that injustice.”

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