Anna M. Valencia, Chicago City Council

Chicago mayor's office facing backlash after allegedly attempting to censor City Council meeting video
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office is under fire for allegedly trying to censor video of a contentious City Council meeting.
Chicago City Council meeting on controversial art gets heated
A group of aldermen want a display, titled U.S.-Israel War Machine, to be removed from the Cultural Center. Sabrina Franza reports.
Mayor's office asked City Clerk to temporarily remove video of heated meeting
City Clerk Anna Valencia said today a video of a contentious hearing was temporarily taken offline yesterday after the mayor's office requested it be edited to strip out an off-mic conversation before the meeting began.
City Council calls special meeting on controversial puppet art exhibit
The controversy over an art display at the Chicago Cultural Center bubbled over to City Hall, where divisions over a pro-Palestinian protest puppet were on full display Tuesday.
Chicago City Council hearing on art display some call antisemitic gets heated
A piece of art at the Chicago Cultural Center set off a heated discussion in City Council Chambers Tuesday. The display, titled "U.S-Israel War Machine," is part of an exhibit on puppets. A group of alderpeople want it removed.
Art display in Chicago center draws controversy, claims of antisemitism
A piece of art fueled debate among Chicago City Council members, some of whom called for its removal because it portrays Uncle Sam and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as murders.
Chicago mayor's office facing backlash after staffer allegedly tried to hide meeting video
The Chicago mayor's office is under fire after a staffer allegedly tried to hide video of a contentious city council meeting.
Alderman told to leave City Council meeting after he appeared to call colleague a white supremacist
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez was told to leave a committee meeting during a debate over a controversial pro-Gaza puppet display at ...
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Tempers Flare At City Meeting As Alderman Utters ‘White Supremacist’ While Arguing With Colleague
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez was kicked out of the committee hearing Tuesday after colleagues believed he called Ald. Bill Conway ...
‘White supremacist’ remark sparks City Council member’s ouster from hearing on public art dubbed antisemitic
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez was ejected from the meeting of the Special Events Committee by the normally affable chair, Ald. Nick ...
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City Clerk Briefly Removed Video of Contentious City Council Committee Meeting at Mayor’s Office Request
City Clerk Anna Valencia said Wednesday that her office briefly removed a video of a contentious Chicago City Council meeting that took place Tuesday after what she called an improper request from the ...
Residents call out Chicago officials for 'harmful' display depicting Uncle Sam, Netanyahu as murderers
Chicago residents have been divided by a controversial art display depicting Benjamin Netanyahu and Uncle Sam as murderers, ...
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Johnson team pitches new hemp business license to a skeptical City Council
In a hearing today, city officials began to share details on how Chicago would regulate and tax intoxicating hemp products, ...
Hemp fight moves to City Hall as aldermen debate regulation, tax
The fight over the future of hemp in Chicago moved to the City Council Thursday, weeks after a push by Mayor Brandon Johnson ...