Chicago to boycott future AZ contracts
by Kevin Tripp/KTAR (June 16th, 2010 @ 1:31pm)

Chicago has found a new way to protest Arizona's immigration law.

The City Council voted to boycott any future contracts with Arizona companies.

Alderman Roberto Maldonado said the boycott does not include current contracts.

"The idea is not to hurt the city of Chicago by breaking existing contracts and therefore penalizing the city of Chicago," Maldonado said. "The idea obviously is to hurt what we feel is the aggressor of such a racist law we feel was enacted in Arizona."

Right now, Chicago has a big contract with Valley-based Redflex Traffic Systems Inc. to provide traffic cameras.

The proposed boycott of future contracts still needs the Chicago mayor's signature.