Alderman pushes water and sewer break for low-income Chicagoans

Arguing that water and sewer bills have more than tripled over the last decade, rookie Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is trying to prevent low-income Chicagoans from getting soaked.

Three months ago, State Sen. Daniel Biss, a Democratic candidate for governor, dropped the rookie alderman as his running mate over Ramirez-Rosa's support for the movement to punish and isolate Israel with "Boycott, Divest and Sanction."

Now, Ramirez-Rosa is pushing what he calls a "Chicago Water for All" ordinance aimed at reducing water and sewer bills for low-income Chicagoans while insulating Chicago's water and sewer system from privatization by requiring approval of two-thirds of all Chicago voters.

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