She went on to found Dori Wilson Public Relations in Chicago as a groundbreaking Black entrepreneur.
In a statement Tuesday, Wilson s company called her an authentic trailblazer , pioneer and entrepeneuer. She was dynamic, my God, and she would never took no for an answer, said her friend Michale Kutza.
Former model Candace Jordan said Wilson was one of the first people she met when she moved to Chicago in the 1970s. She was a beautiful woman inside and out with a big, big heart, said Jordan. She was always a champion for the underdog.
Longtime friend Chaz Ebert says her most precious memory of Wilson is discovering she loved to go fishing.
She went on to found Dori Wilson Public Relations in Chicago as a groundbreaking Black entrepreneur.
In a statement Tuesday, Wilson s company called her an authentic trailblazer , pioneer and entrepeneuer. She was dynamic, my God, and she would never took no for an answer, said her friend Michale Kutza.
Former model Candace Jordan said Wilson was one of the first people she met when she moved to Chicago in the 1970s. She was a beautiful woman inside and out with a big, big heart, said Jordan. She was always a champion for the underdog.
Longtime friend Chaz Ebert says her most precious memory of Wilson is discovering she loved to go fishing.
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As of Sunday, Illinois coronavirus case count increased to 1,126,301, up 2.3 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 19,243 state residents. (Shutterstock)
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The Des Plaines Fire Department confirmed the tragic incident in a press release on Wednesday, calling the fire truly heartbreaking after it killed the mom and her daughters, who were 6, 5, 3 and 1. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. In my 30+ years of fire service, this is the most difficult scene I ve responded to, Fire Chief Daniel Anderson said in a statement. Any loss is tragic, but losing four young children is truly heartbreaking for our department and the entire community.
Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) addressed housing insecurity, updates to a proposed local skate park and an uptick in crime at a Wednesday 5th Ward meeting.
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“We thought we had gotten him placed in an apartment and his case worker assured him he would get one, but then he was told it was too expensive and I thought it was really unfair,” the resident said.