With Mayor Brandon Johnson's $300 million proposed property tax increase on the chopping block, Ald. Brendan Reilly said the council should press harder to find savings.
Darion McMillian is accused of shooting Martinez with a handgun equipped with an illegal "switch" that allows it to fire like a machine gun. Martinez, 26, was just shy of three years on the job.
Inn of Chicago, which has housed more than 1,500 migrants since opening as a Downtown shelter in 2022, is slated to close Nov. 15, city officials said.
Members of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights say more funding is needed as they worry the city's plan to merge shelter systems will lead to thousands sleeping on Chicago's streets.