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City Updates: Infrastructure Trust Ordinance, Mental Health Clinics, Automated Speed Cameras

Infrastructure Trust Ordinance 41 aldermen vote yes to bringing private investors into city’s infrastructure plans After much debate and opposition from community groups, the City Council approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Infrastructure Trust Ordinance with a vote of 41 to seven on Tuesday, April 24. The ordinance gives private investors the opportunity to finance future development [...]

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Mayor’s Infrastructure Trust Ordinance Raises Concerns Over Transparency, Accountability

On Monday, April 16 community groups urged their aldermen to vote “no” on the mayor’s Infrastructure Trust Ordinance, an ordinance that if passed will give corporate investors the opportunity to finance future development projects in the city of Chicago. Early in March, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the Chicago Infrastructure Trust as “an innovative way to [...]