Chicago alderman calls for permanent restoration of Office of Veterans Affairs – WGNTV (Chicago)

Ald. Gilbert Villegas stated the office had not been funded nor staffed since 2019. He cited a recent U.S. Census report saying Chicago is home to 68,000 veterans which equates to the population of 1.5 wards.
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Mary Ladd
3 years ago

Instead of guaranteed income, gas and Ventra cards for the “randomly” chosen few, the city should be using those funds to aid our Veterans.

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