Basic income plan to pay 5,000 Chicagoans $500 per month will head to City Council this week

A Chicago alderman is pressing ahead this week with his plan for a guaranteed basic income program in the city. Northwest Side Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, wants to use $30 million in federal pandemic recovery money to pay up to 5,000 Chicagoans $500 per month for a year.

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