Chicagoans can start applying for the program, which will distribute 50,000 preloaded $ 150 gas cards each and 100,000 $ 50 preloaded public transportation cards each Wednesday. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said applications were limited to one per household and would be selected through a lottery system. To apply online, click here. Chicago residents can also apply in person at any public library location across the city or by competing in this pdf application and mailing it to the Chicago Treasury Department. However, only eligible candidates will take part in the draw. To be eligible to receive any card, applicants must:

Be a Chicago resident Be at least 18 years old Have a current and valid city sticker with the correct mail information for their vehicle Get a household income equal to or less than 100% of the Average Area Income

According to Chicago figures, the median income for a family of four is $ 93,200. Lightfoot also plans to retain 75% of LPG cards for residents of the South and West’s neighborhoods, defined as “high mobility difficulties”. The cards will be distributed from May in waves of 10,000 inhabitants of the city. The proposal just led to approval, winning by only three votes to 26, with 23 abstentions at Wednesday’s meeting of Lightfoot. According to NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern, several city councilors described the program as a campaign ploy during a council meeting. Last week, a City Council budget committee took the program one step closer to reality by a 15-12 vote.
Chicago businessman Willie Wilson, who announced he was running for mayor in 2023, last week made a third-million-dollar bid for gas at dozens of gas stations across the city and on the outskirts of Chicago. Wilson recently called Lightfoot’s plan a “political ploy.” As of Wednesday, the national average price for a regular gallon of gas is $ 4,134, according to the AAA. In Illinois, the average price for a regular gallon of gas is slightly higher, at $ 4,394. That’s a little lower than a month ago, when the average gallon of Illinois cost $ 4,494.