John Escalante, Interim Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, was a special guest at the West Garfield Park Community Stakeholders’ monthly executive meeting. They had a great conversation about bridging the gaps between the community and law enforcement. Each member left the meeting feeling excited about developing strategic plans to empower the community.

Dawn Ferencak likes to go behind the scenes when connecting with her customers to create ways to help make their businesses grow beyond their expectations. What she didn't expect, when she started working...