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.
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.
Brighton Park migrant camp construction underway despite community opposition
Crews are building a winterized base camp for migrants in Brighton Park, the one protesters have fought against for weeks.
'Lying from Day 1': Chicago residents outraged as migrant camp construction begins
After months of heated debate and community pushback, the City of Chicago is going through with its plans to construct a winterized base camp for migrant housing in Brighton Park.
Brighton Park residents rally against migrant camp as construction equipment arrives
Chicago is moving forward with the construction of a winterized tent camp for migrant housing in Brighton Park.
3 robbed at gunpoint in Brighton Park
Armed robbers held up at least three pedestrians in a 5-minute period Sunday evening in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
14 armed robberies reported in under three hours Sunday across Chicago
Chicago police are investigating a string of armed robberies that occurred in less than three hours on the North, West, South, and Southwest sides Sunday morning.
2 arrested for attempting to block migrant site construction in Brighton Park: police
Two women have been arrested for allegedly trying to block the construction of a migrant site on Chicago’s Southwest Side.
Chicago man charged in Brighton Park triple murder: police
Charges have been filed against a man in connection to the fatal shooting of three men in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood earlier this month.



















