Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Part of Chicago’s skyline in the cold of winter as seen from the 360 CHICAGO Observation Deck in the Streeterville neighborhood on Feb. 5, 2021. CHICAGO — Three aldermen are pushing a proposal to launch a universal basic income pilot-program, sending monthly, no-strings-attached checks to a small group of city residents.
A new measure led by Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th), Ald. Maria Hadden (49th) and Ald. Sophia King (4th) would take funding from federal grant money and private partnerships among other sources to support the direct payments for residents and families.
Villegas said dollar amounts or the […]
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