Migrants in Chicago: New intake center, shelter to open this month
A new intake center and migrant shelter site is set to launch in Chicago next month.
Chicago-area migrant bus battle intensifies as more towns crack down
The migrant bus battle in the suburbs is intensifying, and the list of villages and towns trying to prevent random drop-offs and rogue buses is growing longer.
Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for federal help after latest plane of migrants arrives in Chicago area
Hours after a plane from Texas carrying 355 migrants arrived early Sunday morning in Rockford, Mayor Brandon Johnson repeated his plea for more federal support to address the ongoing migrant situation.
Hundreds of migrants bussed to Chicago area after landing in Rockford
Hundreds of migrants landed in Rockford and were bussed into Chicago and other suburbs early Sunday, the second wave of asylum seekers to be sent by a private plane
Johnson taps $95M in federal COVID-19 relief funds for migrant housing costs: report
Chicago's mayor has decided to use the city's budget surplus of $95 million to accommodate the mounting costs of the thousands of illegal migrants pouring into the city.
New video shows migrants being dropped off in Winfield
A recently shared video captured a significant group of migrants being dropped off at an unstaffed train station in west suburban Winfield Friday afternoon.
New McHenry ordinance: Impoundment, fines for non-compliant migrant buses
The McHenry City Council will vote Friday on allowing the impoundment of buses that drop off migrants.
Chicago activist calls on city to do more for unhoused residents: 'get them off the streets'
Chicago activist Andrew Holmes called on the city to do more for unhoused residents, as they step up to provide resources for migrant arrivals.
