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Scholarships will be renewable for up to five years of college and administered by Chicago Scholars, an organization focused on supporting high-achieving, under-resourced and first-generation students through the college process. #scholarships #chicago #construction

“Riders from Bronzeville to Rogers Park will benefit from the work CTA crews are doing this construction season.” #cta #chicago

Craig Katz, president of the Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association, said the mayor’s decision reflects support for entrepreneurship and economic equity. #ordinance #hemp #chicago

The alternative budget also includes a roughly $1 billion sweep of tax-increment-financing dollars to Chicago Public Schools. #chicago #budget #thecentersquare

After much discussion, a majority of city aldermen voted Wednesday in favor of the mayor’s $830 million borrowing plan for capital projects. #price

Providing the City Council with oversight of appointments to the Chicago Board of Education is not only good government, but it’s also becoming increasingly necessary for our students’ future. #cps

“Quite frankly, I am stunned by Mayor Johnson’s decision to cancel academy classes and cut funding for the Chicago Police Department’s budget, especially during a time when crime is so high in the city,” said State Representative Patrick Sheehan (R-Lockport), who is also a police officer. #budget

Chicago is a sanctuary city where federal immigration laws are not enforced, a policy Johnson said will remain despite some public support for repealing that status. #chicago #sanctuarycity #migrants

Chicago has seen more than 35,000 non-citizen arrivals over the past year and a half from the southern border. #migrant