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Ald. Emma Mitts, 37th, introduced an interesting concept into the Chicago City Council Tuesday: forgiveness. After holding her rhetorical fire following the bullying antics of her bullheaded aldermanic colleague and mayoral enforcer Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, the 68-year-old alderman handled the whole chaotic situation beautifully on Tuesday in her much-anticipated address to the council. Mitts did . ....
Although George Cardenas will not take his seat on the Board of Review until January, he said his resignation will take effect Nov. 30, giving the mayor a chance to conduct a “thorough search for his replacement.” ....
Ald. Michael Scott’s resignation will be effective June 3, according to his letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Lightfoot will have 60 days to appoint a replacement, who will serve until the next election, set for February 2023. ....