• Erin Hegarty
    JUN 23, 2021
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    Alderman says he has votes to pass Lake Shore Drive renaming, but overriding mayoral veto ‘may be challenging’

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    Ald. David Moore (17) said he has the votes to pass an ordinance to rename Lake Shore Drive after Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable. [The Daily Line/Alex Nitkin]

    One month after a vote on their proposal was blocked, sponsors of an ordinance to rename Lake Shore Drive after Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable plan to call their proposal back for a vote Wednesday. And they believe they have the votes to pass it. 

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