Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia (D-Chicago) introduced at a
county board meeting today an amendment to the county’s human rights
ordinance that would give legal recourse to people with federal housing
vouchers that landlords discriminate against.
The amendment to the 1993 county law
(PDF) has seven co-sponsors, meaning at least eight of the 17
commissioners, or one short of a majority, already support the measure,
including board president Toni Preckwinkle (D-Chicago). Garcia
anticipates the ordinance will pass through committee in two weeks, and then
swiftly see a vote by the full board. Read more »
