That program, known as the Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot, will launch this year as one of the country’s largest monthly assistance programs, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a press release.
The program will support 5,000 low-income households with a $500-per-month stipend, with participating households receiving the checks for 12 months. “Three years ago, we proposed the idea of a citywide cash pilot, and now, 5,000 Chicagoans will soon receive $500 monthly checks,” Harish Patel, director of Economic Security for Illinois, said. “For those families, this will be a year of relief.”
According to city officials, the pilot program will require participants to apply for a lottery to participate.
That's nice, but will it help? Many poor folk need to learn to cook and clean. My young life would have been different if that happened. Pat
Are you crazy. Get these people out to find a job. Instead they are a baby factory who relies on public hand outs. I’m tired of listening to people like you taking pity for the lazy people who won’t better themselves on their own.
Always for Chicago not the state of Illinois. Fucking joke. They have more opportunities available and yet get everything while the rest of the state gets scraps.
Not every can have a corporate job, or be a lawyer or doctor. Someone has to work in the service industry, day care, health care assistants, etc. People in these lower paying jobs are needed in our society & they need to be able to live. Chicago is expensive.
“PAY”? Pay is something you earn, work for - “Give” is the proper word
Buying votes....that's all this is.
$30 million per year comes from… where?
Giving away money just to buy votes.
Take the money and get more police to catch the gangs and thugs!!
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“Throw in the casket and funeral and it’s a deal!”
Haven’t politicians already done this in other cities and countries? Why not check the results to see if it accomplished the desired goal before jumping in and possibly wasting money? Common sense - duh. You’re way behind the curve so learn from it.
Good give away more money to people that don't even care to better themselves or be held accountable
So people who don’t want to work will get free money on top of all the other aid they get?
If only GovRonDeSantis would do this but he won’t even give us food cards
Pay more low income families more money FOR WHAT.. they get enough free government money get FUC*ING JOBS..!!
Dat Shit Goes Straight to the Pipe.... Charity City
Stop with the free money…it’s called a job
Translation she's going to give Black people in Chicago $500 a month
And where the hell is she getting the money for that
Jesus Christ
Where is the money coming from?
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