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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration on Wednesday unveiled an alternative plan to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable after a top mayoral aide told aldermen the mayor has “concerns” about renaming Outer Lake Shore Drive.
On the eve of a showdown vote in the City Council’s Transportation Committee, Lightfoot’s legislative liaison Manny Perez told aldermen Lightfoot is prepared to invest $25 million to complete DuSable Park and create an exhibit honoring DuSable at the “most traveled part” of the downtown Riverwalk.
During a series of virtual briefings, Perez told aldermen the mayor “doesn’t like the idea” of renaming the Outer Drive, according to Transportation Committee Chairman Howard Brookins (21st).
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday she is “deeply disappointed” in her hand-picked Zoning Committee Chairman Tom Tunney for allowing regular customers to dine inside his Lake View restaurant in defiance of state and city orders.
Tunney faces up to $10,500 in fines. He acknowledged he “made a mistake” and promised it would never happen again after a blog devoted to police issues posted photographs of indoor dining at Ann Sather on Dec. 3.
Lightfoot made clear Wednesday that, if she has anything to say about it, the hefty fine will not be reduced by an administrative hearings officer.
“I’m deeply disappointed. I’ve known Tom Tunney for 25-plus years. I consider him a friend. He understands what he did was absolutely wrong. … He made an intentional decision to break the rules. He didn’t just break them as a business person. He broke them as an alderman,” she said.