Three of the four African American aldermen whose wards would be directly impacted voted against an ordinance Wednesday that would guarantee at least $500 million.
The guarantee is contingent upon the city being selected for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
City Council members voted 45-5 in favor of the ordinance. All five aldermen opposing the ordinance were African American - Arenda Troutman (20th), Dorothy Tillman (3rd), Toni Preckwinkle (4th) - whose three wards would be the most impacted. Howard Brookins Jr. (21st) and Shirley Coleman (16th) voted no also.
"It's hard for me to believe that no one in the city knew that this was going to be an issue before the …
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