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Getty Here we go again. Chicago aldermen spending time and resources to come up with yet another questionable city ordinance that they feel is good for the residents of Chicago. Another ordinance that allows them to pat themselves on the back and feel good about being “woke.” See, they say, we’re giving the Black community what they so desperately need. They want to change the name of Lake Shore Drive to honor Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Chicago’s first permanent non-Indigenous settler. A weekly overview of opinions , analysis and commentary on issues affecting Chicago, Illinois...

Sun-Times Media No more excuses. Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Black man, was the first permanent, non-indigenous settler of the land that would become the great metropolis of Chicago. On Thursday, the Chicago City Council Transportation Committee voted to rename Outer Lake Shore Drive, a 17-mile stretch from Hollywood Avenue to 67th Street, in honor of DuSable. Columnists In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary. The aldermanic push to re-christen the Drive comes over the objections of Mayor Lori Lightfoot. She is pitching an alternative...

Published April 30, 2021 • Updated on April 30, 2021 at 1:55 pm Charlie Wojciechowski A proposal to rename a stretch of Chicago's Lake Shore Drive is one step closer to reality after a City Council committee voted to approve the measure in a meeting that was contentious and at times profane. The Chicago City Council Committee on Transportation met Thursday to consider an ordinance to rename a portion of Lake Shore Drive as "Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Drive." Don't miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android — and sign up for alerts. The ordin...

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...

UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 9:25 am CT Replies(190) Chicago's Lake Shore Drive was changed to DuSable Drive after an unanimous vote in the City Council on Thursday. ( Scott Olson/Getty Images) CHICAGO — Seventeen miles of Lake Shore Drive is set to be renamed after Chicago's first non-native settler, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable. The City Council committee of transportation voted unanimously for the proposition Thursday, but some aldermen wonder if Mayor Lori Lightfoot will veto the change when it goes before the entire City Council. The expected change will rename a portion of outer Lake Sh...