Mayor Brandon Johnson City Council April
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting in April. The Johnson administration recently announced plans to finish spending COVID-19 federal relief funds. Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times
Mayor Brandon Johnson City Council April
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting in April. The Johnson administration recently announced plans to finish spending COVID-19 federal relief funds. Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago is in a race to spend the rest of the city’s COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government. City officials are looking to refocus those dollars on “low-risk” programs that are relatively easy to implement, like its guaranteed income pilot program.

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GUEST: Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter

Mayor Brandon Johnson City Council April
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting in April. The Johnson administration recently announced plans to finish spending COVID-19 federal relief funds. Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times
Mayor Brandon Johnson City Council April
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a Chicago City Council meeting in April. The Johnson administration recently announced plans to finish spending COVID-19 federal relief funds. Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago is in a race to spend the rest of the city’s COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government. City officials are looking to refocus those dollars on “low-risk” programs that are relatively easy to implement, like its guaranteed income pilot program.

Reset learns more.

GUEST: Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter