Texas bus company sues City of Chicago over migrant drop-off ordinanc…

A Texas bus company has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago alleging the city’s recent ordinance aimed at deterring buses from dropping off migrants unannounced is “unconstitutional” [...]

2024-01-17T08:37:10+00:00January 17th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Gov. Pritzker issues stern letter to Texas Gov. Abbott, pleading for …

With the Chicago area facing its second winter storm of the week ahead of an arctic blast of frigid temperatures, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a stern letter to his [...]

2024-01-12T23:21:30+00:00January 12th, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Meetings regarding unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs planned in sever…

Days after a plane carrying hundreds of asylum-seeking migrants arrived in Rockford, municipalities around the Chicago area are rapidly trying to address an increase in unscheduled bus drop-offs, with several [...]

2024-01-02T21:52:26+00:00January 2nd, 2024|Illinois News|0 Comments

Buses dropping off asylum-seekers in suburbs after Chicago tightens r…

Asylum-seekers who were destined for Chicago were recently dropped off at far-flung suburban locations with no warning in an apparent effort to circumvent drop-off policies implemented by Mayor Brandon Johnson. [...]

2023-12-23T13:15:45+00:00December 23rd, 2023|Illinois News|0 Comments

Chicago releases statement after 5-year-old boy dies after falling il…

The city of Chicago in a statement Monday saying an "investigation is ongoing" after "several" young children were hospitalized and a 5-year-old boy died after falling ill while staying at [...]

2023-12-19T12:41:17+00:00December 19th, 2023|Illinois News|0 Comments

Nonprofit in talks with Chicago officials to facilitate relocating so…

As city officials continue to grapple with Chicago's migrant crisis, talks have begun with a nonprofit organization based in St. Louis to relocate some migrants to the Missouri city. The [...]

2023-11-09T03:14:32+00:00November 9th, 2023|Illinois News|0 Comments

Tempers flare at Brighton Park community meeting over proposed migran…

A community meeting in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood Tuesday evening was contentious at moments as residents expressed concerns over a migrant basecamp planned in the area. As NBC 5 Investigates [...]

2023-11-08T07:09:35+00:00November 8th, 2023|Illinois News|0 Comments

New migrant shelters opening in Chicago’s West Loop as residents gath…

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. The Mayor's Office said they [...]

2023-10-12T02:46:32+00:00October 12th, 2023|Illinois News|0 Comments
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