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Chicago moves about 800 migrants from parks to other shelters

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to move migrants housed at Chicago Park District field houses for summer programming.
Migrants will transition to other shelters by the end of March, as announced by the City of Chicago.
The decision to clear field houses of migrants has been met with relief by neighbors and communities in affected areas.

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CBS News

Migrants to be moved out of five Chicago Park District sites

The number of migrants staying in city-run shelters has dropped significantly in recent months, and the mayor's office said the five Park District sites are no longer needed to house migrants.

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Chicago Tribune

Mayor Johnson says migrants being housed at Chicago Park District facilities to be moved starting Saturday

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration announced that on Saturday it will begin removing nearly 800 migrants, including men, women and children, being housed inside five Chicago Park District facilities across the city. The use of the five field houses where migrants will be cleared — Gage Park and Piotrowski Park, both on the Southwest Side, the Broadway Armory Park and Leone Park, both on the Far North Side, and Brands Park on the Northwest Si…

1 month ago·Chicago, United States

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abc 7 Chicago

5 emergency Chicago migrant shelters at parks to be restored for community, Mayor Johnson says

Some migrants in Chicago living in shelters will be moved to new locations in order for Chicago Park District programs to continue, Johnson said.

1 month ago·Chicago, United States

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Chicago Sun Times

Migrants sheltering at 5 city parks to be moved

The Gage Park Field House located at 2411 W. 55th Street in the Gage Park neighborhood, Friday, June 16, 2023. The field house will be the location where asylum seekers will be temporarily housed starting on July 1. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Migrants staying at temporary shelters at five city parks will soon be moved into different shelters, after nearly a year of protests from community me…

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WGN 9

City to move migrants out of Chicago Park District field houses

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced plans to move migrants who are currently housed at five Chicago Park District field houses to make room for summer programming. Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th Ward) praised his community for stepping up to help in the migrant crisis but said there have been setbacks. According to Lopez, many people in the neighborhood have been voicing concerns. “This has not been an easy 10 months for our community," Lo…

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Latino News

Chicago traslada a unos 800 migrantes de los parques a otros refugios

El alcalde de Chicago, Brandon Johnson, anunció este lunes que trasladará en los próximos días a diferentes refugios a unos 800 migrantes albergados en casas

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