Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago | Sebastian Gonzalez, 6, and Zoe Torcat, 4, spend time with their family while they, and other migrants from South America, have been sheltering at the Chicago Police 24th District station in Rogers Park, as seen on May 8, 2023.
Around 3,100 migrants are in temporary shelters, relying on donated clothes and food as Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson inherits the crisis. “We don’t have beds. Children are sleeping on the floor," one man said.
AUSTIN — In her farewell speech Monday, outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot touted her accomplishments during a term marred by a pandemic, civil unrest and a skyrocketing homicide rate.
But she failed to address the escalating crisis the city now faces, which has left migrants without beds and showers living on police station floors as officials scramble to serve the thousands of new people arriving.
As Lightfoot Departs, A ‘Woefully Unprepared’ Chicago Leaves Migrants In ‘Inhumane’ Conditions For Weeks — With No Plan In Sight
Private lot booting is currently legal in about two-thirds of Chicago, but some aldermen want to expand it to the entire city [Quinn Myers/Block Club Chicago]
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On a Saturday afternoon in mid-April, Wicker Park resident Tess Syriac planned to make a quick stop for beers and burgers to bring home to some friends hanging out at her house.
She had already placed an order online at Small Cheval, 1732 N. Milwaukee Ave., and said she planned to stop at the Garfield’s Beverage Express liquor store across the street right after.
Law allowing a lightning-fast $170 boot for leaving your car in a private lot could be expanded citywide
Fleet Fields at Lincoln Yards [Sterling Bay]
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A collective of independent Chicago music venues wants the future Lincoln Yards development drawn out of the city’s 2nd Ward during the remap process currently underway at City Hall.
