By: Ashmar Mandou

January marks an important time for a fresh start, for goal-setting, self-reflection, personal growth. While the more popular resolutions include healthier living, being happy, exercising, career goals, we were inquisitive to know what some of the professional goals from more prominent figures were for this New Year. President and CEO of ComEd Gil Quiniones, HPH President José R. Sánchez, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, among others all shared their visions for the upcoming year.

President and CEO of ComEd Gil Quiniones
“For years ComEd has been making investments to ensure that every community enjoys the benefits of the clean energy transition, including clean air, access to carbon-free power and economic opportunity. In 2025 we at ComEd are resolved to expanding those benefits, so that our customers see more clean energy technologies being deployed, more clean energy jobs going to people in more diverse communities. Together, we’re building a cleaner, more equitable future in northern Illinois.”

WTTW and WFMT Vice President of Community Engagement Tim Russell
“In the New Year, we resolve to continue our work in making authentic connections with the people and neighborhoods across Chicago and beyond. Through active engagement, storytelling and partnership, WTTW and WFMT commit to a year of trusted and impactful community work.”

President and CEO of Humboldt Park Health José R. Sánchez
“Humboldt Park Health is very excited about the opening of our Wellness Center, a project that will transform our approach to healthcare! On January 15th we will open the Wellness Center doors to the community providing access to state-of-the-art exercise equipment, use of two swimming pools, an indoor walking/running track and studios for yoga and cycling! This family friendly center will have child care available and affordable membership rates. We want to community to know that we care as much about their wellbeing as we do about caring for them when they are experiencing illness.”

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Erie Family Health Centers David Bruce
“Erie Family Health Centers is eagerly anticipating a year of deepened impact, highlighted by the opening of the Sankofa Village Wellness Center. This new facility will provide essential primary care services to the residents of the Garfield Park community, addressing a critical need in the area. Additionally, we are committed to expanding access to and availability of reproductive health and prenatal care across our service areas, ensuring that more individuals and families receive the comprehensive care they deserve.”

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs
“As the person in charge of I-CASH, our state’s Unclaimed Property program, I feel like I get to play Santa Claus 365 days a year. In 2024, we set a record by reuniting people with more than $300 million, the most in the program’s history. I’d like to break that record in 2025.”

Michelle Y. Blakely, PhD, Advocate Trinity Hospital President
“As part of our $1 billion investment in wellness on Chicago’s South Side, we are devoted to expanding outpatient care embedded in the community. We are establishing Advocate Neighborhood Care locations – new locations to serve the whole family with three of them opening in 2025. We plan to add thousands of new outpatient appointments in 2025 and expand the Imani Village outpatient clinic to add immediate care with more doctors, more services, more appointments, and shorter waiting times. By co-creating this model with the community, we can improve management of chronic conditions to help South Side residents live their healthiest lives.”

June Cimino, Market Executive, Bank of America Chicago
“The New Year presents a wonderful opportunity for our Bank of America team to reflect on and celebrate the longstanding partnerships we have with Chicago-area nonprofit organizations and to look for ways to extend the impact of those partnerships in our local communities. In 2025, we will focus on supporting organizations that are making meaningful and measurable progress in areas of basic needs, income creation, stable housing, and empowering communities—all of which are foundational to a strong, thriving Chicago. Through the bank’s continued commitment to strategic partnerships, philanthropic capital, leadership development, and employee volunteerism, we have every confidence that 2025 will be a wonderful year for our clients, teammates, and our Chicago communities.”

Town of Cicero President Larry Dominick
“My News Years Resolution is to build on my commitment to maximize services to all of our citizens, increase safety, strengthen our police and fire services, provide even more services to our senior citizens, to our families and to our young people, to build more parks, and to maximize Town services using the funding resources we already have.”

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
“In 2025, we’ll keep ‘killing it’ for taxpayers. We’ll continue ground-breaking research that exposes tax inequities and details ways to fix them. Our growing artificial intelligence unit will make us even meaner and leaner — and more convenient and useful to all we serve.”