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The raucous meeting saw speakers shouting each other down, prompting appeals for decorum from Mayor Brandon Johnson. In the end, the funds transfer passed 34-13 — enough to carry Chicago only through June 30.
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Aldermen from both ends of the political spectrum raised concerns about the spending, and 13 voted against it.
The funding is only expected to last through June.
The progressive uprising of recent years has given Chicago the largest democratic socialist caucus of any American city.
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More than 1,000 people gathered Monday at Rosehill Cemetery to honor veterans of the past and present during a Memorial Day parade.