27 October 2021 Public Statement – 2022 City Budget Click here to download as PDF Dear Neighbors, I am pleased to be able to announce my support for the 2022 Appropriations Ordinance and associated budget documents presented to City Council at the October 27th session. This year, I introduced the first independent Aldermanic budget proposal […]
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Quarterly Town Hall 12/17, Recording and Q&A
Posted onWatch: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=442686366723853 On December 17th, 2020, Alderman Vasquez hosted an online Fourth Quarter Townhall for the 40th Ward. The recording is available online here: https://www.facebook.com/40thward/videos/442686366723853 Questions submitted ahead of time and in the chat during the call are posted below, along with answers from the Alderman’s office: My question is, if permit parking is […]
2021 Budget Aldermanic Statement
Posted onNovember 20, 2020 Dear Neighbors, After careful consideration and having evaluated all available options to address Chicago’s unprecedented $1.2 billion budget gap, I have decided to vote yes on the City’s 2021 budget. This was not an easy decision in part because the budget includes a property tax increase. However, the reality is that the […]
STATEMENT – “Nay” Vote on CARES Act Funding Appropriation
Posted onDear Neighbors, At yesterday’s City Council I cast one of nine “nay” votes opposing the Mayor’s proposed dispersal of approximately $1.1 billion in Federal CARES Act money. This was a difficult vote, as there were many worthy and necessary expenditures continued in the appropriations measure. However, my colleagues and I were unable to obtain a […]
Statement on Support for CPAC
Posted onWhen I ran for this office, one of my core platforms was establishing a Civilian Police Accountability Council because what I understood then, and I hope that many more understand now, is that as a society, we need to completely re-envision public safety. In the past week, I have received over 10,000 emails from neighbors who […]
Ald. Vasquez’s Statement on the Budget Vote
Posted onWhy I voted No on the 2020 Budget: In the past month and more so this past week, I’ve had conversations with hundreds of neighbors in our city and in the 40th Ward. Every single one of them seems to carry a tension on their shoulders when they ask me how the budget is looking. […]