Expand Child Care and Reopen Mental Health Clinics — This Is How Chicago Progressives Want To Spend $1.8 Billion In COVID Relief – WBEZ (Chicago)

The progressives also want to create a $50 million program that provides a base level of income to the city’s poorest residents. The idea — known as “Universal Basic Income” or “Guaranteed Basic Income” — is not new. Ald. Gilbert Villegas introduced an ordinance in April to create a “COVID-19 Guaranteed Income Program,” but it’s been stuck in Rules Committee, where legislation historically goes to die.