
Marlene Hopkins
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Sep 24, 2026
City Club of Chicago: Marlene Hopkins, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Buildings
10:32
10:47
11:10

Marlene HopkinsGUEST
I've always felt like a major nerd reading the code and hearing it read aloud somehow makes it even nerdier.

Marlene HopkinsGUEST
And thank you to the City Club for bringing together so many of the people who keep our city moving, the labor partners, civic and business leaders, my colleagues, and every partner who shows up for Chicago every day.

Marlene HopkinsGUEST
I am honored to serve alongside the dedicated members of my department on both the permitting and inspection sides of the house who makes everything we do possible.
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21:27Deb CarrUNKNOWN
For us, it gives our team better tools to
Why does Chicago use Comic Sans on some elevator inspection certificates?
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10:42

Marlene HopkinsGUEST
If you just look at the various fonts used over time, it is the one that kind of sticks out as not necessarily being as official-

Marlene HopkinsGUEST
It's okay, but it's not to the same caliber really of the original one from under Mayor Daley.

