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Council members engaged in heated debate over a controversial piece of artwork
A controversial piece of artwork at a City-owned facility sparked some heated rhetoric at a City Council hearing Tuesday.
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Alderpersons call for removal of controversial puppet art at Chicago Cultural Center
with 27 alders signing onto a letter sent to Mayor Johnson. The effort was spearheaded by Alderwoman Debra Silverstein. "I believe in freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but I think this ...
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Aldermen blast Cultural Center display as antisemitic, call on Mayor Brandon Johnson to remove it
A majority of the City Council signed a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson Wednesday ... a death count included in the exhibit, the alderwoman said. Silverstein, 50th, said she had hoped to speak ...
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City Council majority demands removal of artwork that it calls antisemitic at Cultural Center
A majority of the City Council’s 50 members are demanding that Mayor Brandon Johnson condemn ... Ald. Debra Silverstein (50th). Johnson’s relationship with many Jewish leaders has been ...
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Jewish mayor of Minneapolis vetoes ceasefire resolution as Chicago mayor breaks tie to approve one
Hours later, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cast the tiebreaking vote ... That official, Alderperson Debra Silverstein, represents a heavily Jewish neighborhood and had introduced the Oct. 14 ...