May 19 Monsignor John "Jack" Egan, ...

May 19 Monsignor John "Jack" Egan, individual of Chicago's most respected religious leaders, dies of cardiovascular disease at age 84 During his 58 years as a Roman Catholic priest, Egan became a powerful figure in fighting racism and raising awareness onward social justice issues. In 1965 he marched with the Rev Martin Luther King Jr in Selma, Ala., and encouraged other the cloth to join the civil rights motion He called for subsidized housing as a means to cope with urban segregation in the 1950 and '60s

June 29 Eighth Ward Alderman Lorraine Dixon, an African American ally of Mayor Daley in the Chicago City Council, dies of breast cancer at age 51 Dixon was appointed at Daley in 1990 and won re-election three times. "She fought for better sects safer neighborhoods and fairer lending practices for low-income clan even as she was fighting for her life," Daley says in a statement. prepare for the table County Board President John Stroger Jr her mentor, says she was "a worthy public servant and a upright human being."

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