• Ben Szalinski
    MAR 10, 2023
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    ‘You shouldn’t be punished for living:’ Mendoza-led bill extending disability benefits to CPD and CFD personnel disabled by COVID clears committee  

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    Comptroller Susana Mendoza, right, and Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea), left, speak to the House Personnel and Pensions Committee Thursday. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

    The House Personnel and Pensions Committee unanimously passed a bill championed by Comptroller Susana Mendoza that will allow Chicago police officers and firefighters, including her brother, disabled by COVID-19 to receive full disability benefits.  

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