Channel 5, Chicago: The council was initially expected to vote on the resolution last week but the vote was delayed as the council instead backed a resolution supporting an international day of Holocaust awareness.
Sponsored by 1st Ward Ald. Daniel LaSpata, the Chicago resolution calls on Congress and the president to “facilitate a lasting peace in Gaza starting with a permanent ceasefire.”
The measure was supported by pro-Palestinian groups and some Jewish groups who oppose the months-long war between Israel and the Hamas terrorists responsible for the Oct. 7 kidnappings of more than 200 people, including numerous Americans.
“Now we move onward to use this victory as inspiration to continue demanding that Genocide Joe Biden stop supporting the genocide against our people,” Hatem Abudayyeh, U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) national chair, said in a statement.
After months of protest, Chicago becomes the largest city in the country to call for a ceasefire after passing a city council resolution. City council voted 23-23 on the resolution and mayor Brandon Johnson broke the tie in favor of ceasefire.