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A lawsuit accuses the company that operates the Skyway of overcharging users by anywhere from 10 cents to $1.20 per trip. The overcharges allegedly tallied about $3 million over the five-year period ending in March.
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot established the Emergency Supplemental Victims Fund as a pilot in five communities. Her successor, Mayor Brandon Johnson, is using federal stimulus funds to expand the program into 10 additional neighborhoods.
Mbekeani's resignation has not been formally announced to the office, but news that she was leaving began spreading Tuesday afternoon.
A critic calls City Hall's decision "extremely alarming" as temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees again.