As nearly 11,000 migrants are currently in shelters across Chicago with nearly 4,000 awaiting placement, new shelters are opening in the city's West Loop…
As nearly 11,000 migrants are currently in shelters across Chicago with nearly 4,000 awaiting placement, new shelters are opening in the city's West Loop neighborhood.
“I don’t know what all I can do about it, but at the same time we need to see how we can make this work," said 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett. “In our neighborhood, so far everyone has been very welcoming, but you do have people who are concerned, and I have to see how it will affect the people in those specific areas where it’s going to be.”
Mayor's Office Deputy Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas says they need properties that are renovated and nearly turn-key ready. She says a lot of those buildings happen to be in the West Loop. The city has a website to recommend shelter locations found
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