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City To Introduce New Municipal ID Program

City Clerk Anna Valencia and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are introducing an ordinance for a new municipal ID program in Chicago. The municipal ID will be a government-issued ID that’s available to all residents of Chicago. Emanuel has often touted the program as a way to make Chicago more welcoming to immigrants. A draft of the ordinance seeks to allay concerns over the security of cardholders’ personal information by saying the city will review — but not collect — documents from applicants.

 
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Luis Gordillo, a carpenter from Ecuador, adjusts his shirt collar as he has his picture taken while applying for a New York City municipal ID card at Make the Road New York in the Queens section of New York, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. A municipal ID program that city officials thought would draw a few hundred thousand people in its first year has been much more popular than anticipated, with New Yorkers waiting hours in line and months for appointments to register. City officials have scrambled to keep up with the demand. | Kathy Willens/AP
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Anna Valencia, center, is sworn in as Clerk of the City of Chicago during a ceremony at a city council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Anna Valencia, center, is sworn in as Clerk of the City of Chicago during a ceremony at a city council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Chicago. | Matt Marton/AP
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Anna Valencia, center, is sworn in as Clerk of the City of Chicago during a ceremony at a city council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

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City Clerk Anna Valencia and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are introducing an ordinance for a new municipal ID program in Chicago. The municipal ID will be a government-issued ID that’s available to all residents of Chicago. Emanuel has often touted the program as a way to make Chicago more welcoming to immigrants.

A draft of the ordinance seeks to allay concerns over the security of cardholders’ personal information by saying the city will review — but not collect — documents from applicants.

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