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Roberto Silvestre protests at the gate of the proposed tent city site in the Brighton Park neighborhood on 38th Street on Nov. 27, 2023.

Mayor Brandon Johnson defends construction at Brighton Park migrant camp as more churches to house asylum-seekers

March 11, 2024 at 12:17 p.m.

Workers are set to start building Chicago's first government-run tent encampment for migrants at a Southwest Side site as soon as Wednesday, officials said after a series of recent false...

Work is underway at the tent city site in the Brighton Park neighborhood on Nov. 27, 2023.

Construction on Brighton Park migrant camp to begin with state involvement this week despite aldermanic opposition

March 11, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

Chicago's first government-run tent encampment for migrants is slated to begin construction at a controversial Southwest Side site this week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday in his most hands-on involvement...

Alexandro Brito, shines a light on his girlfriend Andira Muñoz, both from Venezuela, before sleeping in a parking lot across the street from the 15th District police station in the Austin neighborhood Oct. 30, 2023 in Chicago.

Pritzker administration sought migrant tent camp proposals before Mayor Brandon Johnson took office, records show

March 11, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recent announcement that the state would spend $65 million to help Chicago set up a tent encampment for migrants before winter sets in came less than two...

Inmigrantes de Venezuela y otros países que se refugian en la comisaría del Distrito 1 de la policía de Chicago, en South State Street, llevan ropa donada más adecuada para el frío, el 31 de octubre de 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

El estado destina $160 millones más a la ayuda de los solicitantes de asilo en Chicago ante la llegada del invierno

April 15, 2024 at 3:39 p.m.

Después de meses de desviar las preguntas sobre la financiación estatal adicional para la crisis migratoria de Chicago y declarar en su lugar que el gobierno federal tenía que hacer...

Migrants staying at the Gage Park field house mingle outside, in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

El alcalde Brandon Johnson anuncia un esfuerzo para sacar a los inmigrantes de los albergues en un plazo de 60 días

April 15, 2024 at 3:39 p.m.

El alcalde Brandon Johnson anunció el miércoles un esfuerzo para sacar a los inmigrantes de los centros de acogida municipales en un plazo de 60 días, al tiempo que ofrecía...

Migrants from Venezuela and other countries who are sheltering at the Chicago police 1st District station on South State Street wear donated clothing better suited to cold weather on Oct. 31, 2023.

State pouring $160 million more for Chicago asylum-seeker relief efforts as winter approaches

March 11, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

After months of deflecting questions about additional state funding for Chicago's migrant crisis and declaring instead the federal government needed to do more, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday a new...

Migrants staying at the Gage Park field house on Aug. 24, 2023.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces effort to get migrants out of shelters within 60 days

March 11, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an effort to get migrants out of city-run shelters within 60 days, while offering scant information about what will happen to them if they...

Illinois lawmaker from Aurora area charged with driving under the influence

November 14, 2023 at 4:44 p.m.

An Illinois lawmaker from the Aurora area is facing two charges of driving under the influence after being arrested in the far western suburbs when a police officer found him...

Karl, age 5, stands with his dad, Patrick Bittorf, on Nov. 10, 2023, as they join faculty members, students, parents and supporters at a news conference at Chicago Hope Academy to try to save the Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program.

Families lament, public school advocates celebrate end of controversial scholarship tax credit

November 13, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Patti Serpa is a single mother of five who relies on a state-sponsored tax credit to send her youngest, 12-year-old Santos, to St. Pius V School, a Catholic grade school...

State Rep. Ann Williams, pictured at the Illinois State Capitol on May 18, 2023, sponsored the House version of a plan for Chicago school board elections.

Illinois legislators leave Springfield with no accord on next year’s Chicago school board elections

November 10, 2023 at 4:52 p.m.

Less than 12 months before Chicago voters head to the polls to elect the city's school board for the first time, Illinois lawmakers adjourned for the year Thursday without reaching...

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