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Chicago residents pushed back Thursday against plans to create a migrant tent shelter in Brighton Park. At the same time, an alderwoman and her aide who showed up to the protest were physically attacked.
Dozens of protesters surrounded the alderperson Thursday near where the city has proposed putting up winter tents for migrants.
Construction work is underway at a vacant lot at the intersection of West 38th Street and South California Avenue in Brighton Park is underway as city officials...
Chicago officials are exploring the possibility of locating a proposed tent city migrant shelter in a vacant lot in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood,...
The city of Chicago is evaluating a plot of land in Brighton Park as a possible site for winterized tents to house recently arrived migrants, Ald. Julia Ramirez, 12th, confirmed. “This is all very preliminary,” Ramirez said Saturday when asked about the site at 38th Street and California Avenue. “They’re assessing the lot to prepare for winterized tents.” Ramirez declined to give further ...