Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Mary O'Connor (41st) laugh at a 2013 news conference. View Full Caption
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EDISON PARK -- Ald. Mary O'Connor (41st) will spend Monday -- her last day in office -- relishing her achievements and looking forward to the next phase of her life.
"I'm proud of what I've accomplished," O'Connor said. "I'm leaving on a high note, with quite a legacy. I think I've accomplished more than almost any other one-term alderman."
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Other ongoing projects include the addition of equipment to the recently renovated playground at Pleasant Point Park, 6813 W. Imlay St., and plans to build a multi-unit development at Oketo and Northshore avenues on land that was once home to a church, O'Connor said.
Crews are also set to begin replacing the sewer underneath Raven Street as part of a citywide project to reduce flooding, O'Connor said.
In addition, annexes at Oriole Park Elementary School and Wildwood Elementary School are set to open in September, ending years of severe overcrowding.
"It is my strong belief that the 41st Ward is -- without question -- the best place in Chicago to call home or start a business," O'Connor wrote to her constituents. "We have great schools, safe streets, and a sense of community that cannot be matched. It is my hope that Ald.-elect Napolitano will do everything in his power to keep it that way. In that spirit, I wish him and all of you the very best."
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