Willie Cochran

CTL-E-4874 · Person · physician · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Alderman, Chicago 20th Ward (Kennedy Forum panel). Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Children's Mental Health' (2014-11-13).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Alderman, Chicago 20th Ward (Kennedy Forum panel). Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 07 Health & Human Services. Programs: Children's Mental Health (2014-11-13). Identity verification: "Four black aldermen in runoffs... Willie Cochran, 20th." — Chicago Sun-Times Clout Street (via sixthward.us, Mar 2011). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Children's Mental Health — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Children's Mental Health" (2014-11-13). Role at time: Alderman, Chicago 20th Ward (Kennedy Forum panel).

Sources

Identity evidence: "Four black aldermen in runoffs... Willie Cochran, 20th." — Chicago Sun-Times Clout Street (via sixthward.us, Mar 2011)
City Club of Chicago program: Children's Mental Health (2014-11-13) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/957/children-s-mental-health (primary source)

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