CHICAGO (CBS) \u2014\u00a0Dr. Ngozi Ezike, head of the state\u2019s health department and the person who took center stage at news conferences during the COVID-19 pandemic addressing the dangers of the virus, is stepping down.\u201cIt\u2019s just been my tremendous pleasure to serve the people of Illinois. I am so blessed to have been able to bring […]
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, head of the state’s health department and the person who took center stage at news conferences during the COVID-19 pandemic addressing the dangers of the virus, is stepping down.
“And glad that I served as a role model to young girls, girls of color, little Black girls, that they can be leaders in any field. And I’m proud to show our young boys as well the future men of our society. Examples of women in leadership I’m proud to exemplify that empathy and strength can exist in the same body and in the same breath.”
“Throughout the crisis. She has stood beside me every step of the way. I am not putting it lightly when I say that she has had one of the hardest jobs in the world. There is something particularly heroic about the service of an extraordinary individual who did not seek greatness, but found it anyway,” Pritzker said, who added that while he respects her decision to leave, he appreciated her dedication.