Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday announced a comprehensive public safety and engagement plan for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, including a $2.5 million investment from the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities’ 8th annual Chicago Fund.
With many festivals, concerts, athletic events, the opening of beaches and simultaneous events throughout the city and along the lakefront this Memorial Day weekend, the City of Chicago is advising residents and visitors to be aware of street closures, additional crowds, increased traffic and to plan accordingly.
On May 23, local Chicago activist Ja’Mal Green tweeted on the upcoming Chicago city council vote on additional funding for the influx of illegal immigrants coming to the Sanctuary City.
On may 18, Mayor Brandon Johnson; Deputy Mayor of Education, Youth, & Human Services Jennifer Johnson; the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS); and All Chicago Making Homelessness History announced a partnership with the White House and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) to participate in ALL INside, a first-of-its-kind initiative to address unsheltered homelessness.
On May 25, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the Expanding Health Care Providers for Veterans Act to make it easier for the VA and State Veterans Homes to hire foreign employees on H1-B visas when they cannot find a suitable applicant in the United States.
For the fifth straight year, the city of Chicago has led all U.S. cities in the number of criminal exonerations of wrongful convictions, according to the National Registry of Exonerations in 2022.