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26-0386
| 2 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 11/19/2025 | | |
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25-4447
| 1 | | A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AIR TRAVEL WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF AIR TRAVEL WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
WHEREAS, the United States federal government shut down on October 1, 2025, when lawmakers failed to pass new funding bills; and
WHEREAS, once the shutdown began, programs and services were halted and federal workers across the nation faced furloughs or working without pay, including those working as air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents; and
WHEREAS, federal workers already recently experienced massive upheaval due to cuts from President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency earlier this year; and
WHEREAS, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey, federal employees number more than 153,000 in Illinois alone with more than 33,000 federal employees in the City of Chicago and 58,545 across Cook County; and
WHEREAS, there are 77 airports in Illinois that are publicly owned, open to the public and eligible for federal funding; and
WHEREAS, airports in Illinois pro | | |
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25-4456
| 1 | | A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO PASS LEGISLATION TO BAN ICE FROM GOVERNMENT PROPERTY | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING ALL MUNICIPALITIES TO PASS LEGISLATION TO BAN ICE FROM GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
WHEREAS, on September 8, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security announced the unprecedented Operation “Midway Blitz”, which began the ongoing militarized immigration enforcement by ICE in and around the City of Chicago without proper due process for the hundreds of those detained; and
WHEREAS, in October 2025, as part of Operation “Midway Blitz” the Trump Administration took unparalleled actions and deployed hundreds of National Guard troops, including 300 from Illinois and 400 from Texas, for an initial period of two months; and
WHEREAS,on October 16, 2025, following these unprecedented attacks from ICE upon communities across Cook County and the unauthorized use of County resources, property, or personnel to facilitate civil immigration enforcement actions, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle signed Executive Order #2025-1; and
WHEREAS, Executive Order #2025-1 prohibits the use of County owned property, resources, and personnel for ci | | |
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