On Chatham Business Tour, Mayor Talks Recent Burglary Sprees: ‘More Work To Be Done’

CHATHAM — A smooth rendition of Kool The Gang’s “Summer Madness” was the soundtrack to the business day Friday as Eric Abrams snapped a jacket back in place at his shop, Tailor’s Row. The Chatham business, 349 E. 75th St., was the first shop Mayor Brandon Johnson stopped in during his tour Friday of the historic 75th Street corridor. Johnson visited as part of a neighborhood tour to discuss boosting small business, spurring economic development in often-underserved areas and the launching of his reelection campaign. On the tour, Johnson gave Abrams and his shop a City Council resolution honoring his “40 years of service” and for helping “make Chicago a better city.” Joined by Ald. William Hall (6th) Johnson stopped next door to have his shoes shined by the boss himself at Boss Shine Shoe Shop, 349 E. 75th St. The mayor also found himself talking about something that s fresh on the minds of many 75th Street shop owners: a rash of burglaries and break-ins targeting small