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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF AVY MEYERS
WHEREAS, Avy Meyers, long-time host of North Town News Magazine, opinionated owner and publisher for the newspaper Jewish Chicago and well known cable and You Tube interviewer who was perhaps best known for his judicial interviews died at the age of 66, leaving behind family, friends, colleagues and a community enriched for having known him; and
WHEREAS, Avy Meyers was a long time journalist at North Town News Magazine, Chicago's only weekly televised neighborhood news magazine, which later had a powerful presence on the internet as well. Over the course of the run of the show he conducted more than ten thousand interviews and drew some of the highest You Tube viewership of any local cable show in the country; and
WHEREAS, as a young journalist Avy Meyers went to work for the Chicago Defender and became their first white reporter. He covered countless criminal trials and became interested in issues regarding the judiciary. It was partly this interest that focused his scrutiny on judicial candidates. He was also actively involved with issues concerning community policing and consequently involved in local oversight of the Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, most recently, on North Town News Magazine Avy Meyers drew national attention for his interview with former Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez regarding her handling at the time, of the killing of a young black teenager, Laquan McDonald; and
WHEREAS, Avy Meyers will long be remembered for his interviews with local politicians. His interviewees were members of both parties. Each of his subjects would join him in front of a sheet in his make-shift studio in the dining room of his West Rogers Park home; and
WHEREAS, Avy Meyers had the unique ability to work without rancor and as a result was genuinely respected by those on both sides of the political aisle. While a very opinioned man, as a journalist, he was genuinely interested ...
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