Chicago residents, city officials question motivation of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s gas, public transit giveaways
By Mckenzie Richmond Medill Reports The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial gas and public transit card giveaway, Chicago Moves, on April 27, despite reservations from city officials and residents who said they suspect Lightfoot is misusing taxpayer money to help her reelection campaign. According to the City Hall website, recipients of the […]
Saving communities after Hurricane Ida: Local resilience fills gaps
By Mckenzie Richmond Medill Reports Sixteen years to the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall along Louisiana’s coast, coastal communities were struck Aug. 29, 2021, by Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 hurricane. The storm devastated and displaced thousands. A lesser-known impact: Over 200 residents from Louisiana’s southernmost parish, Port Fourchon, who chose not to evacuate during […]
