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Chicago orders contractors to disclose diversity and ICE ties

8/31/2026

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Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order requiring city contractors to disclose leadership diversity and law-enforcement ties.
Chicago’s procurement chief must draft rules within 90 days to bar vendors with integrity, discrimination or wage-theft violations.
Contractors receiving over $500,000 from government or law-enforcement agencies must disclose it or face civil-rights allegations.
Campaign Not With Our Money found $3.19 billion in contracts held by 42 firms that also work with ICE.

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Story summary

Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order requiring city contractors to disclose leadership diversity and law-enforcement ties.
Chicago’s procurement chief must draft rules within 90 days to bar vendors with integrity, discrimination or wage-theft violations.
Contractors receiving over $500,000 from government or law-enforcement agencies must disclose it or face civil-rights allegations.
Campaign Not With Our Money found $3.19 billion in contracts held by 42 firms that also work with ICE.