Hundreds of migrants were moved out of the shelters at Gage Park and Brands Park over the weekend.
CHICAGO -- Hundreds of migrants were moved out of shelters at two more Chicago Park District facilities over the weekend, and city officials said all shelters that had been operating at park facilities have now been closed.City officials confirmed migrants were moved out of the shelters at Gage Park in the Gage Park neighborhood and Brands Park in the Avondale neighborhood over the weekend, and those shelters have since been closed.
Now that the migrant shelters at park sites have been closed, Park District officials will assess the facilities and conduct any repairs or other maintenance needed to resume normal operations. The mayor's office said it expects all five park district sites to be ready for a full slate of summer programming this year.As of Monday morning, a total of 9,173 migrants were living in 18 active shelters in Chicago.
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