Chicago’s chief of planning and development is exiting his role, in the latest departure under Mayor Brandon Johnson of a cabinet member appointed by his predecessor.
Maurice Cox, Chicago Commissioner of Planning and Development, stands on a rooftop garden at City Hall on Oct. 23, 2019, in Chicago.
Commissioner Maurice Cox told his staff in an email Friday that he’s leaving his job, a high-level leadership change at City Hall that comes as Johnson approaches 100 days in office and appears poised to decide how many of his predecessor Lori Lightfoot’s allies to retain.A Department of Planning and Development spokesperson said Cox’s last day was still to be determined.
When Cox was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters earlier this year, Johnson said he was “proud to have him on my team and look forward to working with him to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago.” Lightfoot praised Cox in a tweet Friday, saying his “indelible mark is left on every block in every neighborhood that hungered for investments and respect. Well done, Commissioner.”
Cox’s primary mandate was to shift the focus away from downtown and spearhead Lightfoot’s signature Invest South/West program, championing equity-centered investments in targeted South and West Side neighborhoods. Cox
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