Tessa Weinberg | WBEZ
Tessa Weinberg
A Cook County judge ruled the ballot question is invalid. But advocates and opponents say voters should still weigh in on the referendum.
Voters would be asked to authorize the City Council to alter the real estate transfer tax and use the proceeds to generate $100 million a year to combat homelessness.
Johnson’s signature plan would rely on letting dozens of the city’s tax increment financing districts expire, using that money to repay the debt.
Organizers want 12,000 volunteers and to make sure Chicago’s neighborhoods see economic benefits from the Democratic convention.
Finding enough election judges has become increasingly challenging. Officials have tried increasing pay and tapping groups such as veterans and high school students and more.
Johnson pushed the new 60-day deadline for migrants staying in shelters to exit to Feb. 1. He also defended how he addressed unsanitary conditions at a Pilsen shelter last fall.
Un avión fletado que transportaba a unos 120 migrantes llegó el martes al Aeropuerto O’Hare. La oficina del gobernador de Texas asumió la responsabilidad y dijo que está ampliando sus esfuerzos para enviar solicitantes de asilo a Chicago.
A chartered 737 carrying about 120 migrants arrived Tuesday at O’Hare Airport. The Texas governor’s office took responsibility, saying it’s widening efforts to send asylum-seekers to the city.
A trust fund is helping landlords provide rental assistance to the influx of migrants who have been bussed to Chicago.