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Motorists traveling northbound on Lake Shore Drive to downtown Chicago sit in stalled traffic Sunday, May 31, 2020, as police forced traffic off at the 31st Street exit, as part of a security perimeter around the downtown area.

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Chicago City Council Postpones Vote To Rename Lake Shore Drive

By  Stina Chang
   

Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting abruptly ended without a vote on the renaming of Lake Shore Drive in honor of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the first non-Native resident in Chicago.

WBEZ’s Becky Vevea joins Reset to break down what happened during the meeting.

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