Heartland Alliance believes that access to economic opportunity is critical to building safe and equitable communities, and we are encouraged by the City’s newest ordinance that eliminates several fees associated with non-driving violations. This ordinance is a crucial first step towards the reform our city and state needs to help assist the thousands of people entrenched in a system that penalizes them for their poverty through punishments such as license suspension, outrageous fines, and unaffordable ticket fees.
With today’s announcement, we applaud Mayor Lightfoot, City Clerk Anna Valencia, and City Council, for joining us in supporting the License to Work Act, and we look forward to working with City leaders, partners, and community members, as we continue to push for change and the passage of the License to Work Act.
Learn more about the License to Work Act at https://www.license2work.org/ and learn more about the work Heartland Alliance is doing to advance economic opportunity at www.heartlandalliance.org/assetbuilding
