"We do have the votes. . That’s why there’s all of these moves to try and … deter our colleagues from their first inclination," Ald. Sophia King said, calling the more costly alternatives that have been suggested "kind of insulting."
Changing the addresses of the four museums could cost the institutions a significant amount of money and complicate their efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.
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Lightfoot unveils plans to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable
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Lightfoot announces new plans to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable
Lightfoot s proposal comes just one day after a vote was blocked to rename Lake Shore Drive to DuSable Drive.
CHICAGO - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced a new plan to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
DuSable, an African-American immigrant from Haiti founded the settlement that would later become the City of Chicago.
Her plan includes the development of DuSable Park, the commissioning of new public art projects, programming to create the DuSable Riverwalk, and the creation of an annual DuSable Festival.