Waguespack Ousted from City Council Finance Committee
Clip: 5/11/2023 | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Why Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson ousted Ald. Scott Waguespack from the committee.
Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson indicated he'll remove Ald. Scott Waguespack in favor of campaign supporter Ald. Pat Dowell.
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Waguespack Ousted from City Council Finance Committee
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Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson indicated he'll remove Ald. Scott Waguespack in favor of campaign supporter Ald. Pat Dowell.
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THEY ADMINISTERED THE TROUBLED WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAM IN FAVOR OF THIRD WARD ALDERMAN, PAT DOWELL .
THEY ASKED JOHNSON AND WE HAVE HIS REACTION TO LOSING THIS POST.
>> WE NEED INDEPENDENT COUNSEL .
THEY ALL PICK THEIR OWN CHAIRS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EFFORT.
THE MAYOR HAS AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION HE WANTS TO GO AND THE CITY WILL MOVE FORWARD REGARDLESS.
>> YOU SAID IT IN AN INTERVIEW THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT THE MAYOR ELECT TO MESS WITH THE PLAN AT THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN WORKING ON.
IS THIS A RETALIATION FOR COMMENTS LIKE THAT?
>> I THINK THAT THE REALITY IS THAT WE WERE REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS PROCESS , MAKING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES .
IT'S NOT
Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. on Plan to Close Hope Academy
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Clip: 5/11/2023 | 2m 53s | A Near West Side school for children with disabilities is slated to close in four weeks. (2m 53s)
Parents, Teachers Call on Near West Side School to Stay Open
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Clip: 5/11/2023 | 5m 8s | A school for children with developmental disabilities is slated to close in four weeks. (5m 8s)
Preckwinkle on Plan to Erase Medical Debt in Cook County
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Clip: 5/11/2023 | 5m 45s | Nearly 73,000 Cook County residents will have their medical debt erased. (5m 45s)
South Shore Residents Rally Against Plan for Migrant Shelter
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Clip: 5/11/2023 | 3m 22s | The city announced plans to house asylum seekers in the former South Shore High School. (3m 22s)
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