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Mayor Lori Lightfoot released an alternative plan to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable on Thursday in an attempt to fend off a competing proposal to rename Lake Shore Drive.
Aldermen used a parliamentary maneuver to temporarily block a vote on a plan to rename Lake Shore Drive for the Black explorer credited with founding Chicago.
After much rancor, renaming Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable now step away from reality John Byrne, Chicago Tribune © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune A statue of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable along North Michigan Avenue in 2009. There were accusations of racism, concerns over address changes and an alternate plan pushed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. But after the noise quieted Thursday, Chicago moved a step closer to renaming the iconic Lake Shore Drive to honor the Black man credited with founding the city nearly 250 years ago. © Armando L. Sanchez/Ch...
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA The Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick's Day as seen from the LondonHouse rooftop patio, on Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Chicago. Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day weekend: ‘It’s a little bit of normalcy’ CHICAGO — The Chicago River glowed Kelly green downtown this St. Patrick’s Day weekend after all, but the usual cheering throngs crowding the banks during the annual dumping of the dye were much thinner. In a remarkable attempt to give Chicagoans a bit of mid-March normalcy, while also trying to avoid the kind of large public gath...
Controversial Chicago Landmarks The point of reviewing public art is to distinguish propaganda from legitimate history. Towards the end of February, the City of Chicago announced that 41 public monuments were "under review." On the Chicago Monuments Project website, city residents are encouraged to give feedback on the listed statues, reliefs, and plaques. Detractors of the program have suggested that this is an extravagant use of resources while the city’s under heavy strain from a stalled economy and a surge in violent crime. There’s no clear-cut plan about what to...