Politics & Government
Plan To Rename Lake Shore Drive For Jean Baptiste DuSable Delayed
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has said she has concerns about the plan.
CHICAGO (CBS) — The measure would rename the outer Drive from Hollywood Avenue to 67th Street after DuSable. As aldermen prepared to vote on the proposal on Wednesday, Ald. Sophia King (4th) sought a roll call vote, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot — who has said she has concerns about the plan and has floated alternatives — first recognized Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd), who joined with Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30th) to “defer and publish” the ordinance, delaying a vote until the next City Council meeting.
King angrily objected, claiming she had called for a roll call vote before Hopkins sought to delay it, but Lightfoot said Hopkins raised his hand before King spoke up. That didn’t satisfy King, who said, “I had my hand up before. I see the play here. This is just inequity playing out right in front of us.”
