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NATHANIEL GEORGE BOOKER
Meet The Leader, The Advocate, The CEO - NATHANIEL GEORGE BOOKER
Mayor Nathaniel George Booker of the Village of Maywood-IL was sworn in May 18, 2021. Prior to serving as Mayor, he served Maywood as Economic Development Commissioner and was elected Trustee to village council in 2019. As Village President for the Village of Maywood, on a national level he serves on the National League of Cities (NLC) Board of Directors, representing more than 23,000 villages, cities, and towns across the nation. He is also 1st Vice President for National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO). Within the State of Illinois, Booker is the President of Illinois Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (IBC-LEO) along with being on Illinois Municipal League (IML) Revenue & Taxation and Public Works & Transportation Committees. Applying a focus on Metropolitan Chicago, Mayor Booker is a council member with the Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus (MMC) for the Aging Friendly Communities as well as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committees and West Central Municipal Conference – Illinois Legislative Committee. READ FULL BIO
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Village of Maywood | Village President | MAYWOOD
National League of Cities | Board of Directors | NLC
National Black Caucus–Local Elected Officials | 1st Vice President | NBC-LEO
Illinois Black Caucus-Local Elected Officials | Founding Mayor | IBC-LEO
Illinois Municipal League | Revenue & Taxation + Infrastructure Committees | IML
Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) + Environment Committees | MMC
West Central Municipal Conference | Legislative Committee | WCMC
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Elements of a Healthy Maywood
D89 Education Foundation
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Astute Culture
SPRING 2024 FUNDRAISER CELEBRATION
Thursday, May 30, 2024 @ 6pm - 9pm
S2 City Grill & Daquiri Bar (1001 Roosevelt Rd, Maywood, IL
Executive & Corporate (c) Donors - $150 General Admission
$1,000 (4) Tickets or $2,500 (10) tickets + Special Mention at Event
$5,000 (15) Tickets or $6,700 (20) Tickets + Event 10 TVs Promo + Step & Repeat
$10,000(c) or $13,700 (c) – Checks Made to Information Above + VIP Meeting
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bookerspring2024
Launched My Brother’s Keeper Maywood - West Cook
The My Brother’s Keeper Alliance leads a cross-sector national call to action focused on building safe and supportive communities for boys and young men of color.
“When we create population-level impact across our six key life milestones, our boys will be equipped with the tools necessary to thrive. Our young men deserve to live a life overflowing with fulfillment and joy. Our work at the MBK Alliance is in service of helping them achieve such a life.”
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
New Restaurants Open and More Coming Soon
Grocery Store Sold after being closed for a decade+
Feasibility for Federally Qualified Health Center - DONE
More than $5M in grants to improve Commercial Corridors
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Feasibility of $400M+ of full infrastructure overhaul completed
$25M+ in Infrastructure funding received through Federal, State, and County partnerships
Additional $25M committed to Water Sewer separation I-290 and surrounding residential project
COMMUNITY SAFETY
Community safety is a framework for keeping communities safe that prioritizes evidence-informed, preventative investments in the root causes of violence and harm. The framework centers investments driven by community needs, led by the people who are most impacted by these issues.
HEALTHCARE FOR ALL
The health care system in the United States is uncoordinated and fragmented and emphasizes intervention rather than prevention and comprehensive health management. We are working on a Federal, State, and County level to ensure we are Building a Healthy Maywood.