Horns honking, flag waving in Richmond at Lee Circle after Chauvin s guilty verdicts
RICHMOND âThe Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in two cases aimed at barring the removal of Richmondâs Robert E. Lee monument, the last Confederate memorial remaining on Monument Avenue in the wake of George Floydâs death.
Last June, Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the monument moved from state property at North Allen and Monument avenues. The General Assembly appropriated money to do so and in a budget amendment repealed the 1889 law that accepted the deed for the land and agreed to protect the monument in perpetuity.
Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backers
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1of17FILE - In this Friday, March 20, 2020, file photo, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens to a question after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a shelter-in-place order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, during a news conference in Chicago. A protest and march against Lightfoot is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021.Charles Rex Arbogast/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17FILE - In this April 2, 2019, file photo, Lori Lightfoot speaks to supporters at her election night party in Chicago. A protest and march against Lightfoot is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021.Nam Y. Huh/APShow MoreShow Less
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In this Friday, March 20, 2020, file photo, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens to a question after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a shelter-in-place order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, during a news conference in Chicago. A protest and march against Lightfoot was scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backers
Lori Lightfoot says the pandemic and protests over police violence upended many plans though she is unbelievably proud of what her administration has done. Author: Associated Press Updated: 12:07 AM EDT May 21, 2021
Lori Lightfoot had her work cut out for her when she became mayor of Chicago in 2019, running as a progressive Democrat and outsider who would bring big change to City Hall. Among her early challenges: a troubled police department, deep financial problems, entrenched inequality, a teacher strike and a president who liked to pile on via Twitter.
Then the job got really difficult.
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