CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a new plan Thursday morning that will give residents some relief from the recent surge in gas prices.
Lightfoot announced the city will distribute $150 prepaid gas cards and $50 transit cards to up to 150,000 residents.
The Mayor said the cards, which will be rewarded in a lottery system, will only be available to those who live within city limits and have paid up on city vehicle stickers. There also will be income limits in order to be eligible.
“By subsidizing the cost of gas and transit, this program will enable participants to save their resources for other critical expenses,” said Lightfoot in the official press release. “Chicago is a city that moves. People have to be able to get to work, school, places of worship, medical offices, grocery stores. The goal of this program is to help make those moves easier.”
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