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Chicago artists say in letter that ‘dysfunction’ in city cultural department causing grant delays
The letter, addressed to Mayor Brandon Johnson, comes one year into Clinée Hedspeth’s tenure as head of the department, where ...
Artists rip Mayor Brandon Johnson’s arts commissioner, department ‘dysfunction’ in letter
The letter, posted to Instagram Wednesday as a petition people can sign, harshly criticizes Department of Cultural Affairs ...
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‘This experience is very traumatizing’: Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot testifies about death threat she received in 2022
Growing occasionally emotional, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday testified during a bench trial that she was disturbed and traumatized by a profane and racist death threat sent to ...
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Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Talks Neighborhood Investment at Harvard Graduate School of Design
Former Chicago mayor Lori E. Lightfoot reflected on the impact of INVEST South/West, her signature economic development initiative, at a Harvard Graduate School of Design lecture on Tuesday.
How Chicago can lower the cost of building affordable housing
Richard Day, who worked for former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, cites three key reasons why city-funded affordable housing is so ...
Jason House easily elected mayor of Dolton, Illinois after defeating Tiffany Henyard in Feb. primary
House won the race with more than 95% of the vote, up against Rebuilding Dolton Party candidate Casundra Hopson-Jordan.
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‘This experience is very traumatizing’: Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot testifies about death threat she received in 2022
CHICAGO — Growing occasionally emotional, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday testified during a bench trial that she was disturbed and traumatized by a profane and racist death ...