Will Burns

CTL-E-4868 · Person · clergy · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Alderman, Chicago 4th Ward. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Chiraq' (2015-07-09).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Alderman, Chicago 4th Ward. Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 06 Public Safety & Violence Prevention. Programs: Chiraq (2015-07-09). Identity verification: "My mom raised my brother and me [to be] really proud of being African American." — Chicago Magazine (May 26, 2011, self-identification). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Chiraq — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Chiraq" (2015-07-09). Role at time: Alderman, Chicago 4th Ward.

Sources

Identity evidence: "My mom raised my brother and me [to be] really proud of being African American." — Chicago Magazine (May 26, 2011, self-identification)
City Club of Chicago program: Chiraq (2015-07-09) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1027/chiraq (primary source)

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