Chicago Distributing $12.5 Million in Transportation Relief for Low-Income Residents as Gas Prices Soar

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demands the Chicago Teachers Union to reach a deal with Chicago Public Schools on a reopening plan during a press conference at City Hall, Chicago, Ill., on Feb. 4, 2021. Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

Chicago is planning to distribute $12.5 million in transportation relief for low-income residents in an effort to combat increasing gas prices in the state, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on March 31.

The announcement of the program, called Chicago Moves, comes as gas prices continue to soar across the United States leaving Americans forking out more at the pump.