Politics Eboo Patel WTTW News | December 21, 2009, 7:00 pm We meet the leader of a local interfaith group that has the ear of the White House. Interfaith Youth Core Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Related Stories Pay 2 Men Who Spent a Combined 38 Years in Prison for Double Murder They Didn’t Commit $14M, City Lawyers Recommend Chicago City Council Puts Bally’s Officials on Hot Seat Amid Dispute Over Video Gambling Who Is Running, or Thinking About Running, to Become Chicago’s Next Mayor Key City Council Panel Agrees to Tighten Chicago’s Ethics Law After ‘Problematic Incidents’ Despite More Diverse Applicants, Those Promoted in CFD Remain Overwhelmingly White, Male: Watchdog Report Number of Unhoused Chicagoans Dropped 12% in 2026 But Remains Near All-Time High, Survey Found Sign up for our morning newsletter to get all of our stories delivered to your mailbox each weekday. View the discussion thread. Thanks to our sponsors: