J.B. Pritzker’s administration announced Tuesday that it is scrapping plans for a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago, citing the risk of contaminants at the former industrial site. Construction at the Brighton Park site began last week despite residents’ protests that the 9-acre property is polluted and would risk the health of any migrants housed there. “We will not …
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration halted construction Monday of a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago while the state reviews the removal of soil contaminants at the former industrial site. The review, which a spokesperson for the governor said wouldn’t take long, comes with hundreds of migrants bused to the state from Texas over the past year …
Carolina Gonzalez of Venezuela carries supplies into the Chicago City Life Center on Wednesday. But with nighttime temperatures dropping below freezing and chillier conditions still ahead, more than 1,000 were still living at police stations or at O’Hare International Airport as of Friday, according to the city dashboard. And that is why we are mobilizing Chicago’s faith community and our …
CHICAGO — Chicago is scrambling to house hundreds of asylum-seekers who are still sheltering on sidewalks, at police stations and at the city’s busiest airport as the cold weather sets in and with winter just around the corner. But with nighttime temperatures dropping below freezing and chillier conditions still ahead, more than 1,000 were still living at police stations or …
