Alderman King is the Alderman of the 4th Ward. She has lived in the Kenwood Community for 26 years, and has knowledge of how Kenwood has changed over years. Alderman King was born in Colorado and moved to the Bronzeville area in the late 1980s. She also helped establish Ariel Community Academy, a K-8 school, with Ariel Investments C.E.O. Mellody Hobson.