Little Village residents protest proposed migrant camp after removal of Brighton Park site
As a migrant tent camp is dismantled in Brighton Park, residents of Little Village are expressing their opposition to a similar facility proposed for their neighborhood.
Little Village residents protest proposed migrant camp
As a migrant tent camp is dismantled in Brighton Park, residents of Little Village are expressing their opposition to a similar facility proposed for their neighborhood.
Phipps Academy of Barbering give free haircuts to Park Forest students
Students in Park Forest are getting their hair cut for free just in time for the holidays. It's the second year of free haircuts, provided by barbers from the Phipps Academy of Barbering in Brighton Park.
Residents protest Portage Park migrant shelter
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
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
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 shelter
Chicago City Council members wrote Mayor Johnson calling for the resignation of several department heads after the state struck down plans for a migrant shelter in Brighton Park.
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.
'Brutal ignorance': Community sounds off after Chicago migrant camp shut down
The construction of a controversial migrant encampment on the city's Southwest Side has been shut down for good.
Community sounds off after Chicago migrant camp shut down
The state will no longer move forward with plans to build an asylum seeker shelter in Brighton Park following an environmental review.
State no longer moving forward with Brighton Park migrant camp after environmental review
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
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
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."
State halts construction on Chicago migrant camp
Construction was halted at a Southwest Side migrant shelter Monday mere hours after city officials said the site was safe for temporary residential use.
Brighton Park migrant camp construction paused pending environmental review
Construction was halted at a Southwest Side migrant shelter Monday mere hours after city officials said the site was safe for temporary residential use.
Construction paused at Brighton Park migrant shelter pending environmental review
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."
Chicago street vendors on edge after string of armed robberies
Chicago police are warning residents of recent armed robberies that targeted victims near or at street vendor locations.
Chicago street vendors on edge after string of armed robberies
Chicago police are warning residents of recent armed robberies that targeted victims near or at street vendor locations.
Contaminants being removed from vacant Chicago lot where migrant housing is planned: report
High levels of mercury and other contaminants are being removed from a vacant Chicago lot where a tent camp housing 2,000 migrants is planned, a report from a consultant hired by the city said.
Migrant camp construction continues to move forward in Brighton Park
Residents of Brighton Park are hoping for a similar outcome for their neighborhood after the City of Chicago decided not to house migrants in Amundsen Park.