Chicago is joining forces with eight other cities in challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to use tens of millions of dollars in federal anti-terrorism and public safety grants as leverage in his battle against what he calls “wokeness.”

Trump has vowed to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools and college admissions, and in corporate and governmental hiring.

In May, the U.S. Justice Department launched a federal civil rights investigation into Chicago’s hiring practices — days after Mayor Brandon Johnson boasted about the record number of African Americans he has hired for top city jobs.

The target of the new lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Chicago is Trump’s decision to condition U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants on a city’s oppo

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