Vote on Plan to Spend $51M to Help Care for Migrants Blocked – WTTW (Chicago)

Approximately 784 men, women and children are living on floors in Chicago police stations across the city as of Tuesday, officials said. That has risen more than 55% in two weeks, an indication the humanitarian crisis facing the city continues to accelerate.
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Zephyr Window
2 years ago

Unhealthy working conditions OHSA complaints should be filed.

Where's Mine???
2 years ago

Fox tv news is saying the $51 mil is just for ONE MONTH!!!–WOW!!, Once again, it’s only Ald Lopez who’s questioning where/what all the $millions$ are exactly being spent on or an accounting.

Where's Mine???
2 years ago

It look like Alderman Ray Lopez is going to be only alderman questioning anything in the–feed at the trough/ fake-progressive/”new machine ” CTU/BRANDON administration

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