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Elected leaders turned out en masse on Nov. 8 for the Chicago Urban League’s annual Golden Fellowship Dinner. The star-studded black-tie event drew Chicago’s elite Black citizens, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and a host of Black federal and state legislators. Interestingly, they were comfortable having a great time while seemingly oblivious to the figurative fire raging in the Black community.

How can they party as a 2025 State of Black Chicago report released by the Chicago Urban League paints a grim picture of economic progress for Black Chicagoans? As the report notes, the median net worth for Black households in Chica

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