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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Nicole Lee takes seat in City Council after unanimous confirmation vote

The 11th Ward, ancestral home and longtime political powerbase of the Daley family, is now represented by the Chicago City Council’s first-ever Chinese American and first Asian-American woman.

Nicole Lee, 47, cemented her place in the city’s political history on Monday after sailing through her confirmation hearing and being sworn into office less than an hour later with her two sons at her side.

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