What if someone who’s been showing up for Rogers Park every day — no spotlight, no funding, no agenda — decided to run for Alderman?
What if the campaign wasn’t built on promises, but on years of real work: helping small businesses, organizing neighborhood cleanups, advocating for seniors, attending every community meeting possible?
What if leadership came from someone who already knows the streets by name, who knows where we’ve been overlooked, and who believes we can do better — together?
I’ve been thinking about that question more and more lately.
I’ve never needed a title to get involved. And truthfully, I still don’t. But maybe it’s time we imagine what Rogers Park could look like with someone in office who already lives the job — someone who’s not learning the community, but already serving it.
If I ever take that next step, it won’t be a leap. It’ll just be the next block on a path I’ve already been walking.
Let me know what you think.
— Bill Morton
