CHICAGO - Chicago and eight other municipal governments filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging new conditions from the Trump administration, claiming they unlawfully restrict emergency grant funding based on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.

What we know:

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, argued that the Department of Homeland Security's new rules threaten tens of millions of dollars meant to support emergency preparedness and disaster response efforts. The conditions would require cities to certify that they do not operate programs promoting DEI or risk losing federal funds.

What they're saying:

Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city would not allow the federal government to "weaponize emergency funding to attack o

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