Mayor Lori Lightfoot Signs 'Welcoming City' Ordinance

Chicago IL

23 February, 2021

1:47 PM

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CHICAGO (CBS) — "A truly welcoming city means that we have to walk the walk and protect everyone's due process rights," Lightfoot said before signing the update to the Welcoming City ordinance. Aldermen voted last month to approve the mayor's plan to close loopholes in the Welcoming City ordinance that had allowed police to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in certain limited circumstances. Read more at CBS Chicago