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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Chicago gets $60 million federal grant to combat homelessness

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge joined Mayor Lori Lighfoot (left) and others for a news conference at the Brainerd Park Apartments on the South Side for the announcement that Chicago is receiving a $60 million federal grant to fight homelessness. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been under fire for breaking her 2019 campaign promise to raise the real estate transfer tax on high-end home sales to create a dedicated funding source to combat homelessness and create affordable housing.

But Thursday was a good day in the fight against homelessness in Chicago, a problem mirrored in many major cities.

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