City Council approves $51 million for migrants as officials scramble for more funds, point fingers at federal government

Chicago aldermen voted to spend $51 million on migrant care through June as Mayor Brandon Johnson works to get a handle on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The City Council’s spending authorization comes at a critical time for Chicago government, which is struggling to care for thousands of migrants amid pushback from residents amid financial woes exacerbated by lowball funding appropriations from state government and little tangible support from President Joe Biden’s administration. The passage of the appropriation followed an unsuccessful attempt last week, when three conservative aldermen blocked the vote...