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CHICAGO — Citing the changing needs of incoming migrants to Chicago, the Cook County Board of Commissioners Thursday approved a transfer of $70 million originally dedicated to providing them health care to instead cover costs of food service for new arrivals. The funding represents the majority of the $100 million Board President Toni Preckwinkle dedicated in her $9.6 billion 2024 budget to .
The suit was filed on behalf of a Chicago chiropractor by a California foundation that “defends Americans’ liberties when threatened by government overreach."