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

The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.

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.

The nation can no longer afford to continue policies that hasten the flight of persons to the distant suburbs.

In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone, however.

The people of Chicago are a proud people - and for good reason.

In the housing projects, people talked of ways to reduce crime, relieve overcrowding, and they were good ideas that we plan to study, and possibly implement.