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1/ #CHIdocumenters here with a thread on the local government meetings we’re covering this week because, you know, democracy
3/ #Chi2021Budget re-ups last year’s $5 million investment in the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund but nonprofit agencies are key to the fund’s success in working with landlords / Tue, Nov 10, 8:30am 🐤 @hd_documenter 📝 @WoojaeJSong
Chicago Police Superintendent Brown is before the City Council Budget Committee today to testify on CPD's 2021 budget. Under Mayor Lightfoot's #Chi2021budget proposal, CPD takes a greater percentage of the corporate fund, increasing from 37% in 2020 to 39% in 2021. #DefundCPD
From 2014 (the year Laquan McDonald was killed) to 2019, CPD's budget increased by $300 million. During that same time period, mental health services only saw a $3 million increase. #DefundCPD
From 2010 to 2017, Chicago borrowed $709.3 million to cover police misconduct settlements, $1 billion in interest to investors, costing Chicagoans a total of $1.71 billion. #DefundCPD
2021 BUDGET ADDRESS: Cities around the world are grappling with deep budget gaps created by the pandemic. Watch as Mayor Lightfoot addresses what this means for Chicago. pscp.tv/w/cl70DTFkclFl…
We'll be live-tweeting the Mayor's remarks. Follow #Chi2021Budget for live updates.
"Throughout our history we have been tested and we have repeatedly risen to meet and exceed every challenge. But what I also know, as a woman of color... as we rebuild, we must continue to bring others along with us...we cannot afford to leave anyone behind.” #Chi2021Budget
