CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's city treasurer is boycotting the U.S. Treasury Department.

Melissa Conyears-Ervin says her office will no longer invest the city's money in U.S. Treasury Bonds.

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She's protesting what she calls the "authoritarian regime" of President Donald Trump.

But some Chicago aldermen say the city's money shouldn't be used for political purposes.

Chicago's city treasurer says her decision to disinvest in the U.S. Treasury will have no impact on the city's rate of return. Many City Council members doubt that since U.S. Treasury Bonds are considered a very safe bet.

Conyears-Ervin has been the Chicago city treasurer for the past six years. When it comes to investing the taxpayers' money, she says she has the experie

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