Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
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4 months after racially-charged Council battle, signs for DuSable LSD unveiled
Another fight regarding the coastal highway is on the horizon, as the city and state prepare to reconstruct North DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
October 21, 2021
Where all 50 aldermen stand on renaming Lake Shore Drive for DuSable
Here's the rundown of confirmed or likely aldermanic support and opposition, based on their comments, actions, alliances, and ward demographics.
June 18, 2021
Anti-DuSable Drive aldermen paid for survey showing most Chicagoans are fine with DSD
Reilly and Hopkins' also reaffirmed that chicagoans who are opposed are largely white folks like the ones who overwhelmingly make up the aldermen's own constituencies.
June 15, 2021
DuSable Drive rally and possible City Council vote slated for June 23
A DuSable Drive advocate argued that the notion that changing the name of Lake Shore Drive to honor a Black man would hurt Chicago's brand is a "sad, racist argument."
June 10, 2021
DuSable Drive is supported by most POC Chicagoans with an opinion, opposed by whites
As more people learn about the issue, in the future we should be able to simply state, "Most Chicagoans are in favor of DuSable Drive."
June 4, 2021
Should we rename Lake Shore Drive for Chicago founder Jean Baptiste Point du Sable?
During a time of increased calls for racial reckoning, renaming Chicago's famous shoreline highway for our city's overlooked Black founder would be a powerful statement.
December 10, 2020
