Lightfoot asks for tens of millions more in state money for migrants, citing arrivals from Texas; state says funding will cease in January
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is asking Illinois state legislators for $54 million to help fund emergency services to asylum-seeking individuals and migrants.Lightfoot made the request in a letter to state legislators from Chicago, obtained by the Tribune.She noted that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration sent a letter to the city saying the state is "out of funds and will no longer be able to support city migrant services efforts as of February 1, 2023."
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