Politics & Government News
The McKinley Park Development Council and Amate House have released statements in support of Black Lives Matter and criminal justice reform, joined by many of the McKinley Park neighborhood's elected representatives.
- McKinley Park Development Council releases statement in support of Black Lives Matter and criminal justice reform.
- Amate House releases its action plan for anti-racism and embedding racial justice considerations in its work.
- Elected officials, other neighborhood groups speak out with statements and advocacy.
Read more: Neighborhood Leaders, Institutions Decry Systemic Injustice, Proclaim Black Lives Matter
Dozens of original street art designs appeared throughout the McKinley Park neighborhood's railroad viaducts over Memorial Day weekend. However, within several days, all had been removed due to City and railroad policy on unsanctioned artwork.
- Art Heals Chicago project brings an army of street artists to cover most viaducts in the McKinley Park neighborhood with original murals.
- Lack of official permission results in erasure of street art by Streets and Sanitation.
- Alderman George Cardenas and others note difficulty of working with the railroad companies that own the viaducts.
Read more: Graffiti Artists Bomb Neighborhood Viaducts with Colorful Designs; City Paints Them Over
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks directly to the McKinley Park neighborhood in a video highlighting the local low response rate and the importance of the U.S. Census for funding and political representation.
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the McKinley Park neighborhood needs to do better in responding to the U.S. Census.
- Video message highlights importance of an accurate census count for funding and political representation.
- Fewer than 50 percent of McKinley Park's residents have responded thus far, with only a third responding in some areas.
Read more: Lightfoot Exhorts Neighborhood to Respond to Census
Although data and maps from the Cook County Medical Examiner show no COVID-19 deaths in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago, other reports note a significant nearby outbreak not yet included in medical examiner data.
- Cook County Medical Examiner publishes extensive data on local COVID-19 deaths, showing zero in the McKinley Park neighborhood of Chicago.
- Media reports note a nearby COVID-19 outbreak not yet displayed in medical examiner data.
- Multiple online tools include Cook County COVID-19 dashboard and death map.
Read more: Cook County Health Data Reveals Neighborhood COVID-19 Deaths
The CBS 2 Chicago newsroom at WBBM-TV shares an expose on a deadly cluster of COVID-19 infections among City of Chicago workers at an historic Chicago Manufacturing District office building on Pershing Road.
- CBS 2 Chicago news reports on COVID-19 outbreak among City of Chicago workers at McKinley Park office building.
- Central Manufacturing District building houses city offices, storage and tradespeople.
- News report ties death of city worker to COVID-19 infection, with at least five additional employees testing positive.
Read more: CBS 2 News Spotlights COVID-19 Outbreak in City Building on Pershing Road
