Chicago looks to implement stricter rules for migrant bus operators

As five buses filled with migrants were expected to arrive in Chicago on Friday, the city is looking to implement a new penalty system targeting private bus operators.

Chicago looks to implement stricter rules for migrant bus operators
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As five buses filled with migrants were expected to arrive in Chicago on Friday, the city is looking to implement a new penalty system targeting private bus operators.

Migrant shelter at closed St. Bartholomew school expected to open next year

The former St. Bartholomew School could be the first of many empty Archdiocese of Chicago properties to be converted into new arrival shelters in the coming weeks, city and church officials said.

Residents protest Portage Park migrant shelter
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Residents in Portage Park protested on Thursday against a migrant shelter. This comes exactly one week after migrant tents started going up in Brighton Park. As of today, those tents are coming down.

Crews tear down migrant shelter in Brighton Park
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Crews began work tearing down tents on Thursday that were previously being set up to prepare for migrants.

Migrants in Chicago: Calls for city officials to resign over Brighton Park encampment
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As more buses arrived in Chicago Wednesday, several Chicago aldermen are now calling on city department officials to resign over the Brighton Park failed migrant encampment.

City Council members call for resignation of leaders responsible for failed Brighton Park migrant camp

Chicago City Council members penned a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday, calling for the ‘immediate resignation’ of several city officials after the state struck down plans for a migrant encampment in Brighton Park.

Community sounds off after Chicago migrant camp shut down
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The state will no longer move forward with plans to build an asylum seeker shelter in Brighton Park following an environmental review.

Illinois shuts down migrant shelter in Brighton Park
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Illinois will not go ahead with construction of the Brighton Park migrant shelter after an environmental review.

'Land is contaminated': Construction paused at Chicago migrant shelter
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Construction was halted at a Southwest Side migrant encampment Monday ? mere hours after city officials said the site was still ?safe for temporary residential use."

New migrant shelter set to open in Portage Park

New details have emerged regarding a migrant shelter slated to open in Portage Park, according to 30th Ward Alderwoman Ruth Cruz.

Migrant shelter coming to Portage Park
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New details were released about a migrant shelter coming to Portage Park.

State halts construction on Chicago migrant camp
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Construction was halted at a Southwest Side migrant shelter Monday�mere hours after city officials said the site was safe for temporary residential use.

Amundsen Park neighbors victorious in reopening of fieldhouse
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Neighbors of Amundsen Park are celebrating victory after the reopening of their park fieldhouse. It had been closed while the city decided whether to use it as a shelter.

Pritzker allocates $2 million to feed asylum seekers in Illinois
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is pitching in to make sure migrants don't go hungry. His administration is giving $2 million to feed asylum seekers through the end of 2023.