Chicago is one of several big American cities grappling with a surge of migrants
By MATT BROWN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So when the city reopened Wadsworth last year to shelter hundreds of migrants, without seeking community input, it added insult to
By MATT BROWN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So when the city reopened Wadsworth last year to shelter hundreds of migrants, without seeking community input, it added insult to
CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So when the city reopened Wadsworth last year to shelter hundreds of migrants, without seeking community input, it added insult to injury. Across Chicago, Black residents []
Chicagoans blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson during a meeting Wednesday. Johnson has proposed using $70million in taxpayer's funds for migrant care. Angry citizens argued that he use it on them and threatened to recall him
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The flat occupier said they'd endured an 'awful' two years and had to resort to 'banging on the walls'
French authorities on Wednesday evicted hundreds of migrants from a squat in a southern suburb of Paris with just 100 days to go until the Olympics, encouraging them to board buses to other parts of France.Migrant and homeless charities have accused the authorities of seeking to remove the homeless from Paris and its outskirts before tourists arrive for the Olympics.
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Naperville police are investigating after a person was shot Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. in the 2500 block Leach Drive. According to police, six near
Police in suburban Naperville are investigating after a shooting Tuesday afternoon, with some schools going into lockdown and a shelter-in-place alert going out to mobile devices.
(The Center Square) – Using taxpayer dollars, the state of Illinois and Cook County have made commitments to provide direct financial support to migrants who have arrived in Chicago from the open southern U.S. border. The city is considering an additional $70 million. In February, the Pritzker administration and Cook County announced direct funding commitments for the issue in the coming fiscal year that begins this summer. It was unclear how much, if any...