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A new executive order from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, signed Wednesday, makes vendor access to the city's procurement market contingent on disclosures covering leadership diversity and connections to federal law enforcement agencies including ICE.
The campaign Not With Our Money, which joined Johnson at the announcement, identified $3.19 billion in Chicago contractor relationships held by 42 firms that also do business with ICE, according to the group's research.
Chicago's chief procurement officer has 90 days to develop the implementing rules.
Companies with corporate families reporting at least $1 billion in net income must supply data on leadership diversity, board composition and diversity policies where Illinois state law does not already compel it.
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