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  • Opinion: Inequities impacting Chicago's Black community likely to get uglier with 'Big Beautiful Bill'

    07/13/2025 5:37:02 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 53 replies
    Chicago Sun-Times ^ | July 12, 2025 | By Alden Loury
    It’ll be months before many provisions of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will take effect, but the impact for some parts of Black Chicago can be seen a mile away. It’s going to be bad, real bad. It might be premature to make firm predictions on how the wide-ranging bill will impact individuals and their households. However, considering its historic changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps, many are predicting the Trump Administration’s signature legislation will have a dramatic effect on low-income Americans. Some say work requirements and other changes could result in households receiving fewer...