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Neighborhood residents and people who work near the encampment in the area of Clinton and Lake streets said they were glad it was getting cleaned up, but they hope the city offers the people who lived there more resources.

Seven people are in the process of being rehoused through the city, while 15 people declined the offer, officials said.

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Crews were seen Monday morning removing tents at a West Loop, Chicago homeless encampment at Lake and Clinton streets.

Migrants are no longer being dropped off at the city’s landing zone, causing people to wander with no direction looking for shelter, according to an aide to Mayor Brandon Johnson.

 

Migrants are no longer being dropped off at the city’s landing zone, causing people to wander with no direction looking for shelter, according to an aide to Mayor Brandon Johnson.

The area, adjacent to Union Station and the Ogilvie Transportation Center, gets heavy foot traffic from commuters, and neighbors have said they’ve witnessed daytime drug-dealing and drug use.

City authorities plan to remove a group of tents under several West Loop viaducts for cleaning after residents raised safety concerns following recent violence. The encampments near Union and Ogilvie stations are the subject of an ongoing debate between Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office and Ald. Bill Conway, 34th. Conway previously told the Tribune that a top Johnson adviser tied an offer to ...