• OCT 04, 2019
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    Aldermen block Lightfoot’s pick for Health Commissioner amid clash over mental health clinics

    Health and Human Relations Chair Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6) meets with Dr. Allison Arwady, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's pick for health commissioner before Thursday's confirmation hearing. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
    Aldermen dealt Mayor Lori Lightfoot another setback Thursday as they refused to confirm her pick for health commissioner amid questions about whether the city should reopen six mental health clinics closed by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2011.

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