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City Council committee approves $70M more in funding for migrant housing – NBC Chicago | #citycouncil

The Chicago City Council’s Budget Committee approved an additional $70 million in funding for the city’s programs addressing the ongoing sheltering of asylum seekers, with a full council vote expected in coming days. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson had originally expressed skepticism about the additional funds, but later changed course amid discussions with county and state […]

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Migrant boy’s cause of death revealed, Chicago mayor issues statement – NBC Chicago

Nearly two months after a 5-year-old boy died after being rushed to the hospital from a Pilsen migrant shelter, medical examiners shed light on what led up to his death. The Chicago Department of Public Health initially said the boy, identified as Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, died from a medical emergency, and not an infectious […]

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Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago public health commissioner, fired by Mayor Brandon Johnson – NBC Chicago

Editor’s note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health who spearheaded the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was fired on Friday by Mayor Brandon Johnson, the mayor’s office said. Alongside former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Arwady was a […]

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s allies lay groundwork for ‘mansion tax’ referendum to aid unhoused people

CHICAGO — Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot campaigned on a promise to raise the real estate transfer tax on high-end home sales to create a dedicated funding source to combat homelessness only to break that promise, infuriating what was her progressive base. Mayor Brandon Johnson is not about to make the same mistake. With Gov. JB […]

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Memorial Day 2023: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s safety plan to be put to test over historically violent weekend

Friday, May 26, 2023 10:16AM CHICAGO (WLS) — The Memorial Day weekend marks the first major test for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. Memorial Day weekend last year was filled with violence with nearly 50 people shot. This year with a new leader in place, Mayor Brandon Johnson has a new plan in place, vowing it […]

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Lori Lightfoot Left City Hall for the Last Time as Mayor on Friday, and She Did So In a Sweet Ride – NBC Chicago

There were bagpipes, confetti cannons and a classic 1940 maroon Cadillac at a City Hall goodbye for outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday. Crowds erupted in applause as Lightfoot left the building on her last full work day, capping off her four-year tenure. The mayor, surrounded by dozens, if not a hundred people or more, […]

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Signs Executive Orders Ahead of Final Day in Office – NBC Chicago

Before she left her fifth floor office for the last time, Mayor Lori Lightfoot signed a volley of executive orders on Friday, including those establishing youth commissions and pension advance funds as well as ensuring the implementation of a “We Will Chicago” plan. On the night she claimed victory four years ago, Lightfoot vowed to […]

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Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson Pledges Collaboration With Chicagoans, Council to Address Migrant Crisis – NBC Chicago

Following the arrival of more asylum-seekers in recent days, Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson has promised to work with residents and local officials to tackle the rise in migrants coming from the Southern border. Johnson released a statement on the recent arrivals on Friday, blasting governors “around the border who have demonstrated they are not open […]

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot Urges Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to Stop Sending Migrants to Chicago – NBC Chicago

Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent a letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday, urging his administration to stop what she called the inhumane and dangerous action of bussing migrants to Chicago. In a news release, the mayor’s office said it is aware […]

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Chicago City Council committee OKs ordinance to protect CFD paramedics, American Red Cross ‘taking a beating’ from patients | #citycouncil

CHICAGO — Amid warnings that Chicago Fire Department paramedics are “taking a literal beating at the hands of their patients,” a City Council committee on Monday answered the alarm. The Committee on Public Safety unanimously approved an ordinance championed by Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th) at the behest of the Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2. It […]