Activists hammer Mayor Lori Lightfoot for spending $281.5 million in federal COVID-19 money on Chicago police payroll

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s decision to use $281.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to cover Chicago Police Department payroll costs during the early months of the pandemic drew an angry rebuke Thursday from activists and aldermen who said the money could have instead provided badly needed housing, health care and business lifelines to struggling residents.

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