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Chicago Heights: On the way back up
Posted on 2010-03-08 16:42:30 CST
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Shakespeare wrote of greatness that some are born to it, some achieve it and others have it thrust upon them.
When the City Council voted for Alex Lopez on April 30 to fill the vacancy left by Anthony DeLuca's departure for the state Legislature, the 43-year-old lifelong Chicago Heights resident became the first Hispanic ever to fill the post.
Though it did not come through a traditional election by the voters, the greatness of that vote was not lost on him.
"It's a historical moment," he said at time. "Within the community, we have a large number of Hispanic population. I've gotten a lot of feedback that so many people are proud to see the first Hispanic mayor."
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