Mayor Johnson’s plan to spend COVID-19 Relief funds
The city has hundreds of millions of dollars to spend by the end of 2026 — or it’s down the drain.
The city has hundreds of millions of dollars to spend by the end of 2026 — or it’s down the drain.
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Gov. JB Pritzker’s office estimates the drugs — which include Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic — will cost taxpayers $210 million the first year. But others put that number much higher.
The city has until the end of the year to allocate hundreds of millions of federal COVID relief money or risk losing it.
Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of Palestinians.
The Bears put the figure at $4.7 billion. But a state official says the tally to taxpayers goes even higher when you include the cost of refinancing existing debt.
Officials say the project is the biggest ecological restoration project ever for the preserves.
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Johnson’s support of the Bears’ plan raised questions, including from one progressive leader who said they’re not elected to subsidize multi-billion dollar corporations.
Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy.