Chicago mayor casts the tie-breaking vote to pass a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza
The contentious debate came after several Chicago labor union leaders and Rev. Jesse Jackson called for a cease-fire.
The contentious debate came after several Chicago labor union leaders and Rev. Jesse Jackson called for a cease-fire.
Alderpeople have debated the cease-fire resolution for months. Now they’ve scheduled a special meeting to vote on a non-binding resolution.
Nearly a third of the city council had recently asked the mayor to rescind altogether his 60-day limit on shelter stays.
Organizers want 12,000 volunteers and to make sure Chicago’s neighborhoods see economic benefits from the Democratic convention.
The mayor has twice delayed the deadline to evict migrants, including once for below-zero temperatures.
Johnson appears to be the biggest city mayor now calling for a cease-fire. He does so as more than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed since Oct. 7.
Aldermen requested the delay in deference to Holocaust Remembrance Day. Some progressive Jewish organizations call the request disgraceful.
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.
The city’s delay comes days before the first migrants were to be forced out of shelters. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pleaded with Texas’ governor to halt migrant buses amid extreme cold.
The lawsuit is the latest effort to stymie the progressive proposal, which seeks to increase funding for homeless prevention.