CHICAGO (Nov 26, 2019)– On Tuesday, City Council voted on the Chicago FY2020 Budget. The City Council Progressive Reform Caucus members call for continued focus on progressive revenue measures and investments that advance social and economic justice for all Chicagoans. “I’m supporting this budget because there are some major victories in it—we raised the minimum […]
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Chicago Progressive Caucus sends letter to mayor calling for investment in public mental health clinics
CHICAGO (Nov 18, 2019)– The Chicago Progressive Caucus at Monday’s budget hearing called for the Lightfoot administration to amend the Chicago Department of Public Health investments. Last week, Mayor Lightfoot received a letter signed by 39 alderman calling the administration to allocate more funds towards the public mental health clinics and staff. “Voters were clear […]
Chicago Progressive Caucus calls for elimination of ‘sub-minimum’ wage for tipped workers
CHICAGO (Nov 13, 2019)– The Lightfoot administration introduced an ordinance at Wednesday’s City Council meeting laying out the administration’s plan for raising the minimum wage, which included a sub-minimum wage for tipped workers. The Chicago City Council Progressive Reform Caucus responded by calling on the administration to eliminate the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, a […]