Voters won’t get chance to weigh in on Chicago’s sanctuary city status, City Council decides

Ald. Anthony Beale failed in his bid to get an advisory referendum on the March primary ballot that would have asked voters about Chicago’s sanctuary city status. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Mayor Brandon Johnson and his City Council allies on Thursday used a parliamentary maneuver to squelch an advisory referendum that would have allowed Chicago voters to weigh in on whether Chicago should remain a sanctuary city.

A special City Council meeting called to consider the issue was over in less than an hour and never got off the ground.