Fifteenth Ward Alderman Ray Lopez also showed his support; he plans to introduce a resolution to the city council Thursday, offering an official letter of citywide support for Mongo's chance at his lifelong dream.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/steve-mcmichael-nfl-hall-of-fame-mongo-chicago-bears/13780161/

Ray Lopez (15th) said he volunteered the field house —possibly through Dec. 31 — because that “stagnation has to come to an end.”

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/16/23763886/migrants-gage-park-field-house-respite-center-single-male-lopez-southwest-side

Ray Lopez (15th) said in a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson that residents near the Gage Park field house, where 277 migrants are being housed, are “reaching a boiling point” with concerns about drug use and sales, prostitution and gang recruitment.

Source: https://spectator.org/foreigners-can-now-become-law-enforcement-and-arrest-u-s-citizens-in-illinois/