Proposal would require City Council approval to spend any federal relief funds over $1 million – Chicago Sun-Times

Shortly before closing the books on 2023, Mayor Brandon Johnson shifted $95 million in federal pandemic relief funds to cover the mounting cost of Chicago’s migrant crisis — after informing City Council members, but without seeking their approval. Ald. Bill Conway said Johnson “talks a lot about collaboration, but did not collaborate on how this money was spent and didn’t collaborate on a whole host” of other things, adding that the city still has $400 million in unspent COVID-19 relief funds.