As a retired Marine who served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) knows what it’s like to come home to Chicago with nowhere to turn for help finding a job or getting the counseling services needed to make the difficult transition to civilian life.
He doesn’t want his fellow service members to suffer the same indignity at a time when veterans continue to deal with homelessness, joblessness, suicide prevention, substance abuse and post traumatic stress disorder.
