The theme this year is "Legacy of Leadership: Inspiring the Next Generation to Rise."
Joel Hamernick, executive director of Strides For Peace, and expo co-chairs Rubye Lane and Dar'tavous Dorsey joined ABC7 Chicago Tuesday to talk more about it.
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The event strives to bring together resource providers, civic partners, public officials, community organizations and those for whom making Chicago a safer city is a top priority, they said.
Tickets are free for the event that takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum, located at 725 W. Roosevelt Road.
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