City of Chicago officials told Woodlawn residents that migrants will move into the former Wadsworth Elementary School building starting this week.
officials would not give exact details but told neighbors that migrants will move in starting this week.
Workers trimmed the tree branches in front of the building. Sidewalks and parking lots are plowed and salted. The Wadsworth building once had more than 500 students in attendance when it was active. City officials said 250 adult migrants will move in. Officials shared security arrangements with neighbors at a community meeting Saturday.
Woodlawn-area residents told city and state officials they are opposed to having migrants move to their neighborhood. The city has received more than 5,000 migrants since August, bussed here by the governors of Texas and Colorado.that I have read and agree
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