Brief life, arduous journey of migrant boy who died in Chicago chronicled in family’s new GoFundMe video

“Jeremías,” as he was called, trekked through at least seven countries with his family from tropical Venezuela, where he grew up, to the United States and eventually Chicago. He faced that arduous journey with bright smiles for his parents and a tight hold on his baby brother, Isaías.

Mayors to meet in-person in Chicago to discuss migrant crisis

Handling the influx of migrants will be front and center at the first in-person meeting of mayors from across Chicagoland.

Chicago migrant shelter opens in Little Village
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A new state-supported migrant shelter opened its doors in Chicago's Little Village on Wednesday.

Mayors to meet in-person in Chicago to discuss migrant crisis
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Handling the influx of migrants will be front and center at the first in-person meeting of mayors from across Chicagoland.

Chicago migrant shelter opens in Little Village

A new state-supported migrant shelter opened its doors in Chicago's Little Village on Wednesday. 

New Lenox passes migrant bus ordinance
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New Lenox is the latest suburb to pass an ordinance regarding migrant buses.

New Lenox seeks to restrict unscheduled buses amid migrant surge
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New Lenox has joined the growing list of suburbs issuing executive orders as busloads of migrants are left stranded in communities outside of Chicago.

New Lenox to vote on unscheduled bus ordinance
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New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann calls migrants in Illinois a "national security crisis." The village in Will County plans to vote on a bus ordinance similar to the ones passed in Chicago and other suburbs at their Monday night meeting.

White House officials address migrant influx in Chicago
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The White House admits the number of border crossings is historic and says they need Congress to sign off on more funding to help places like Chicago.

White House responds to growing migrant crisis in Chicago

Chicago leaders were expecting four buses of asylum seekers to arrive on Friday. However, only one of the buses applied for a permit.

Mayor says migrant situation "isn't sustainable"
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While we have heard local leaders say Chicago is at its breaking point amid the migrant situation, the city is not alone in this fight.

Illinois to open migrant intake center in Chicago
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AS hundreds of migrants continue to arrive in Illinois, state leaders are now planning to open an intake center in Chicago to process them.

Pritzker faces criticism over migrant housing spending

A group is slamming Governor J.B. Pritzker for how much money is being spent to house and care for migrants.

Pritzker faces criticism over migrant housing spending
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A group is slamming Governor J.B. Pritzker for how much money is being spent to house and care for migrants. This comes as a new intake center is set to open up in Chicago this month.