CHICAGO (CBS) --AfterGov. JB Pritzker halted plans for the city's first choice for a winterized tent camp for migrants in Brighton Park, citing environmental concerns, plans are still in play for a second location in the Morgan Park neighborhood. No construction has started at 115th a...
But now, the mayor said the city is moving forward with the enforcement of the deadline. "We've had migrants and shelters since 2002," the mayor said. "Again, that's not the design of the system that we are trying to hold up." It was unclear late Wednesday how many migrants will ...
“When I got this information I was appalled, upset, angry that this would happen here, in this state, in this country,” Baraka, a Democrat who is seeking the party’s nomination for governor, said at a news conference. “We’re going to fight for all of our residents in this city,...
Many people continue to work tirelessly to make Chicago better for all. Hyde Park can welcome 300 migrants, who have nothing, who’ve been bussed here by a spiteful politician into a hotel. We can give them basic shelter AND still continue to make our city work better for all residents. ...
After years of trying to find a new development for the site, it looks as though luxury housing will go on the site, a project which will receive about $14 million in Tax Increment Financing funds. This led to protests and criticism from Uptown residents upset with the project. Historically...