Chicago’s neighborhoods have always been the city’s greatest strength.

For my part, I plan to work out a fair and adequate redistribution of city services to all city neighborhoods.

But I am committed to keeping this city a strong and viable center for commerce and industry, for continuing to make it a place of opportunity for its citizens.

Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline.

But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.

We must care. We must all care. And while I am working, while the governments is working, so must the people also work.

The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.