Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson hold a joint news conference in 2023 after Johnson was elected mayor. [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line] 

The state and Cook County are combining to pony up $252 million for the remainder of 2024 to cover expected costs for caring for and sheltering asylum seekers. That commitment doesn’t cover the full projected cost, and the city of Chicago was not part of the agreement.