For Immediate Release
November 6, 2019
RELEASE: UWF Aldermen Announce Series of Budget Town Halls on Revenue, Spending Proposals
Chicago, IL – With City Council fast approaching a series of debates and votes on the 2020 Chicago budget, 8 progressive aldermen associated with the political organization United Working Families today announced their plans to hold budget town hall meetings across the city.
“We have introduced ordinances and resolutions that could raise over $450 million annually for vital public services by asking the rich to pay their fair share, which did not make it into the Mayor’s proposed budget,” said Ald. Daniel La Spata (1). “We want the people of Chicago to know that the city is not broke, and that there are real alternatives to a property tax increase on the table.”
In addition to progressive revenue options, the aldermen have also made a series of spending recommendations based on their campaign pledges--including creating a dedicated revenue stream for affordable housing and homelessness, investing in the city’s public mental health clinics, and divesting from failed policing and developers.
“Like Mayor Lightfoot, we campaigned on the promise of change. That means investing in the public services that Chicagoans--particularly Black, Brown, and poor and working-class communities--have been denied for too long,” said Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33). “These town hall meetings are an opportunity to make sure that our neighbors know what’s being offered in this budget and what we will be fighting for in the weeks ahead.”
The budget town hall meetings are scheduled for the following dates:
Wednesday, November 6th - Lakeview
with Ald. Matt Martin
6:30 - 8 pm (doors open at 6 pm)
Rizal Center
1332 W Irving Park Road
Thursday, November 7th - Avondale
with Alds. Daniel La Spata and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
6:30 - 8 pm (doors open at 6 pm)
@ Avondale-Logandale Elementary School
3212 W George St, Chicago, IL 60618
Thursday, November 14th - Albany Park
with Alds. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez
6:30 - 8 pm (doors open at 6 pm)
@ the American Indian Center
3401 W Ainslie St, Chicago, IL 60625
Thursday, November 14th – Little Village
With Alds Mike Rodriguez and Byron Sigcho-Lopez
6:30 – 8 pm
@ Location TBA
Thursday, November 21st – Back of the Yards / West Englewood
with Ald. Jeanette Taylor
6 – 8 pm
@ Sherman Park
1301 W 52nd St, Chicago, IL 60609
Saturday, November 23rd - Rogers Park
with Ald. Maria Hadden
12 - 2 pm
@ Rogers Park Public Library
6907 N Clark Street
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United Working Families is an independent political organization for the many, not the few. Sixteen UWF members have been elected to the Chicago City Council, the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and the Illinois General Assembly since 2018. www.unitedworkingfamilies.org
