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Marlene is a former Advertising Copywriter, Advertising Account Executive, Radio Production Assistant and Real Estate Broker. Currently, she is a self-employed Independent Consultant. With her individual clients, Marlene consults in the areas of Effective Communication Skills, Career Accountability, Life Coaching and Speech Enhancement. With her corporate clients, she facilitates focus groups on the topics of Race Relations and Conflict Resolution. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Marlene holds a B.A. in Business Management, is the mother of three and the grandmother of three.
(4 comments) SHARE Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Don't be Naive Chicago: The Atmosphere of any Political Campaign Breeds Liars
Chicago has the storied reputation for being chronically, politically corrupt. Richard M. Daley, Mayor for the past 21 years, seeming to have had some type of re-birth, has moved the city closer to redemption, confronting even his own demons. Now with Daley retiring at the end of his 6th term, Chicago will elect a new Mayor. Who will it be? Emanuel, Moseley-Braun, Chico, Del Valle, Walls or Watkins? Let's get it right Chicago
SHARE Friday, February 4, 2011 Chicago Mayoral Candidate, Gery Chico, "Willing to Entertain" a Racist, Segregationist Policy
Gery Chico is one of the 6 candidates on the ballot seeking to be elected to serve as the 55th Mayor of Chicago. Chico has the support of the Chicago Firefighters Union and the Fraternal Order of Police. Both groups have long rallied for abolishing the city's residency requirement for city employees. Doing so would effectively reduce the city's tax base and revenue and have the potential to financially devastate the city