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The meeting was adjourned at 7:26pm.
April 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
An Ella French Tribute memorial Chicago police vehicle was built by the students of Levesque. A 1967 Plymouth cruiser, the mascot for the Good Stop program. The Good Stop program is an initiative to distribute step by step pamphlets on how to safely comply with officers during a traffic stop.
April 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Speaker Levesque speaks on changing generational habits, bringing in older mentors from the community to serve as examples and teachers for the attendees. "We are trying to create better human beings", he said.
April 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The program is 6 months longs, and it is comprised of 40 participants each. He claims an 85% success rate, as far as securing employment afterwards.
April 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Levesque quit his full-time job to teach himself about auto restoration. He bounced from auto-shop to street corner handing out home-made fliers to distribute to young members of the community. The organization is grant-funded.
April 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Speaker Levesque says he took initiative to start the program after facing frustration. He was upset with the state of the city in the 90's. He himself is a big fan of classic cars. He said "young men only have two things on their mind", referring to young women and cars.
April 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Attendees in the room include the local Alderman, and one other community member. The room is mostly empty, the rain must have kept people home.
April 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Everything is done in house, there are learning opportunities on-site, allowing effected members of their community to learn valuable job skills. Through this organization, community members can get entry-level jobs with employers such as Ferrari.
April 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Speaker Alex Levesque was first to speak, he was representing a non-profit charity in the district. The center has been there for 15 years. He is the founder, the organization was created with the goal of curbing gang violence in the district.
April 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
First order of business was to approve the minutes from last month's meeting on the 19th of March.
April 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Meeting was started at 6:34pm.
April 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Chairman Jason Huff will not be in attendance for this meeting
April 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The meeting agenda for today has been published online and may be found at www.chicago.gov/content/dam/...
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April 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM