Keyes, Obama to headline Metropolitan Planning Council's 2004 Annual Meeting Luncheon
(CHICAGO) ...
Just four weeks before Illinois voters elect a new U.S. Senator,
former U.N. Ambassador Alan Keyes (R-Calumet City) and Ill. Sen. Barack
Obama (D-Chicago), will appear jointly for the first time before an expected crowd of
some 800 business, government and civic leaders at the Metropolitan
Planning Council’s Annual Meeting Luncheon, Oct. 7, 11:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the
Chicago Hilton
& Towers, 720
S.
Michigan
Ave.,
Chicago.
In
what promises to be a lively and provocative presentation, Mr. Keyes and Sen.
Obama will each separately share his perspective on the federal government’s
role in addressing issues critical to businesses and residents in the Chicago
region, including transportation priorities, housing options, quality education,
and economic opportunity. They will respond to specific questions posed by MPC
in advance. CBS2 Chicago Political Editor Michael Flannery will moderate the
discussion.
“We
consistently deliver a knockout program at our Annual Meeting Luncheon, and this
year certainly will be no exception,” said MarySue Barrett, MPC president. “Mr.
Keyes and Sen. Obama have not made any joint appearances during this campaign,
and we’re honored that they agreed to come together to speak directly to the
issues that MPC and our partners consider paramount in the Chicago metropolitan
region.”
Also at the luncheon, MPC will present its 2004 Burnham Award for Excellence
in Planning to the City
of
Chicago for
its Calumet Area Land Use
Plan. City
leadership catalyzed a strong working relationship among Southeast Side business
people, community leaders, conservationists, and residents, resulting in a broad
plan that, for the first time in the
Calumet
region, encourages sustainability and synergistic co-existence between industry
and natural space.
MPC also will welcome newly elected members of its Board of Governors,
including incoming Chair John A. Buck, chairman and CEO of The John Buck Company,
a nationwide real estate and development firm headquartered
in
Chicago.
Founded
in 1934, MPC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of business and civic leaders
committed to serving the public interest through the promotion and
implementation of sensible planning and development policies necessary for a
world-class
Chicago
region.
WHAT:
Metropolitan Planning Council 2004 Annual Meeting Luncheon
WHO:
MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council
John
A. Buck, Chairman and CEO, The John Buck Company
Tyrone C. Fahner, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe &
Maw
Michael Flannery, Political Editor, CBS2 Chicago
John S. Gates, Jr., Co-Chairman and CEO, CenterPoint Properties
Trust
Alan Keyes (
R-Calumet
City
), Former U.N. Ambassador and
U.S.
Senate
Candidate
Ill. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Chicago),
U.S.
Senate Candidate
Terry
E. Perucca, President, Bank of
America
WHEN:
Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
Reception
12:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
WHERE:
Chicago Hilton & Towers,
720 S. Michigan
Ave.
Chicago,
Ill.
CONTACT:
For
more information or to RSVP, contact Kim Grimshaw Bolton at 312.863.6020 or
708.785.9430 (cell).
NOTE:
Both
candidates have allotted time for media availability. While there is no charge
for media to attend, advance registration is appreciated. Please RSVP to Kim
Grimshaw Bolton.