cil recess, and advocates hope it will be part of the fall budget process.

Johnson's office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment

Proponents of the bill said they have not yet spoken to the Chicago Police Department - which deferred to the mayor for comment - about the proposal.

It comes as violence as a whole is down in the city, with 2025 seeing the fewest homicides since 1965. But dozens of people were shot in multiple shootings over the Juneteenth holiday weekend, according to CPD, including six fatally.

Ald. Ronnie Mosley (21st) said a high turnover in mayors and mayoral departments makes the ordinance necessary. Previous attempts under former mayors Rahm Emanuel and Lori Lightfoot failed, advocates said.

 It must become a permanent commitment,  Mosley said.  The question is not whether we can afford to make this investment, it is if we can afford to not make this investment.