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Trump admin pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects over 'race-based contracting' concern

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The Trump administration is pausing $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects to make sure that "funding is not flowing via race-based contracting," the director of the Office of Management and Budget announced Friday."$2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects – specifically the Red Line Extension and the Red and Purple Modernization Project – have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting," Russell Vought wrote on X.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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