Roderick Sawyer

We at City Club are planning to use this role that we take so seriously to elevate the conversation here in Chicago.

Keep the focus on solutions and impact, dissuade attacks against individuals and negative talk as we embark on this very important election season that we all know is coming.

Today we're going to talk about the mayoral election that's coming up.

We also have a midterm election coming in sooner than that in November, and we believe it's important here at City Club to elevate that discussion.

So those are, I think, the whole package that I hope that I can raise the resources in the campaign so that I can get that message out because I feel that that's what Chicagoans are yearning for right now.

And so day one, it doesn't... those immediate actions don't seem to cost a whole lot of money.

The budget right now, we're entering budget season in a budget, and I think everyone understands a budget really lays out your priorities.

Where would you...