Aldermen, Activists Criticize Mayor Lightfoot For Spending More Than $280 Million In Pandemic Relief Funds On CPD – CBS2 (Chicago)

“One pot of money that we had that was flexible funding; the one pot of money that could have been used for small business support, for housing relief for our neighbors, to help prevent violence in our communities, that’s what we’re talking about. And of that $470 million, $284 million of it went directly to the Chicago Police Department,” said Ald. Daniel La Spata.