Aldermen set to consider Lightfoot’s pick to lead Health Department, 8 months after clash over mental health clinics

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When Dr. Allison Arwady last appeared before the City Council, she repeatedly clashed with aldermen as she defended former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision to close six mental health clinics in 2011.

When Arwady returns to the City Council Chambers Thursday, she will ask those same aldermen to confirm her appointment as health commissioner.

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