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.
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CHICAGO (AP) An iconic Chicago road could be getting a new name in honor of a Black man who is recognized as a key settler of the city. The city council on Wednesday is expected to consider renaming Lake Shore Drive for Jean Baptiste Point DuSable. DuSable, a native of Haiti, is considered to be Chicago’s first permanent, non-indigenous settler. He had a trading post in the late 1700s. Alderman David Moore says Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration is opposed to the name change and has proposed alternatives, such as naming the Dan Ryan Expressway for DuSable.
May 26, 2021
The proposal to rename Lake Shore Dr. after Chicago s first settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable was introduced in 2019. Last month the city council approved the proposal and they will vote today. See the video or click here for more information.
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An eleventh-hour parliamentary maneuver today derailed for now a controversial plan to rename Outer Lake Shore Drive in honor of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
Any two aldermen can move to “defer and publish,” which delays consideration of any matter for one meeting without explanation.
The parliamentary maneuver was executed by Aldermen Brian Hopkins (2nd) and Ariel Reboyras (30th).
Ald. David Moore (17th) is the City Council champion for renaming the roadway to honor DuSable, a Black man who was Chicago’s first permanent non-indigenous settler. He was reduced to shouting from the floor. His microphone was turned off.