page_title: Leslie Hairston
section_title: Public service
hierarchical_section_title: Leslie Hairston / Public service
caption_attribution_description: English: en:Chicago politicians in en:Independence Day (United States) parade. Alderman en:Toni Preckwinkle as the en:Statute of Liberty, State Rep. en:Barbara Flynn Currie as en:Uncle Sam, and Alderman en:Leslie Hairston as en:Betsy Ross.
context_page_description: Leslie Hairston is an American politician who is currently alderman of the 5th ward of the City of Chicago; she was elected in 1999. Hairston is a Hyde Park native. As alderman, she represents the ward in the Chicago City Council along with representatives from the 49 other Chicago wards. She was re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019.
context_section_description: Hairston worked in Springfield as an Assistant Attorney General. She also handled litigation for the office of the Illinois Attorney's Appellate Prosecutor's Office, where she argued before the Illinois Supreme Court. She is a member of the South Shore Cultural Center Advisory Council, the Jackson Park Advisory Council, and the O'Keeffe Area Council. She was a member of the McFarland Mental Health Center with the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Development Disabilities and a former beat facilitator for CAPS. Hairston is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
caption: Hyde Park 2006 Independence Day parade (left to right starting at center in light green): Chicago City Council Alderman Toni Preckwinkle as the Statue of Liberty, Illinois State Representative Barbara Flynn Currie as Uncle Sam, and Hairston as Betsy Ross
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