Nicole Lee confirmed as Chicago’s newest alderman
The Chicago City Council without dissent confirmed Nicole Lee as the next alderman of the 11th Ward on Monday, following Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s selection of the United Airlines director for the vacant seat.
Lee then kicked off her first formal address to her colleagues by declaring, “While more and more people with kids my age are leaving the city, I’m firmly committed to my beloved Chinatown, Bridgeport and the greatest city in this country and arguably the world: the city of Chicago.” The 11th ward, which was traditionally an Irish American enclave and home to the Daley family’s political dynasty — Daley Thompson is a nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley — also stands to see historic milestones in Lee’s appointment. She would be the first woman to represent that ward as well as its first Asian American alderman, should she get approved Monday.
Before that, she majored in public policy at Indiana University and earned a master’s degree in the same field at the University of Chicago. Still, Lee said she never dreamed of going into politics, much less becoming an alderman, until now. [Most read] Column: Will Smith leaves this year’s Oscars audience shaken, rattled and as divided as ever. So much for escapism.Asked about the episode at a news conference, Lee said she “got advice from counsel that probably wasn’t going to be beneficial to me and, unfortunately, that’s the way it went.”Asked if residents should be concerned about the bankruptcy filing, Lee said she hopes they give her an opportunity to do the job and judge her by her actions.
in 2014 of stealing from charities. The crime did not involve his duties as Daley’s deputy chief of staff.
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