Afternoon Briefing: Johnson’s $1.25B bond plan moves forward
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
Good afternoon, Chicago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said today the city will move ahead with evicting an unknown number of migrants from city shelters for the first time, rejecting the latest outcry from a group of aldermen opposed to the policy.
Johnson told reporters at an unrelated West Side event that an unspecified number of the thousands of migrant shelter residents who were issued 60-day notices to vacate by Saturday will receive “exemptions.” However, others without those privileges will be forced to leave and restart the process for temporary shelter.
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Johnson’s $1.25B bond plan moves forward; alderman says mayor is dodging spending oversight
Ald. Bill Conway, 34th, alleged Johnson had prevented a vote on Conway’s own separate ordinance that would require the mayor get council approval when spending over $1 million in in COVID-19 stimulus money from the American Rescue Plan Act. Read more here.
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