CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday pledged to seek more than $250 million in additional funding for Chicago’s migrant response, about $70 million short of what officials estimate will be needed this year. The announcement from Pritzker’s office did not mention any contributions from the city of Chicago, and Mayor Brandon Johnson spent a post-City Council news conference denying there was a rift between him and other levels of government, while also defending the city’s reluctance thus far to fill in the $70 million gap. State, county and c…
