Chicago City Council delays final vote on $70 million in additional migrant funding
The city already has budgeted $150 million to care for migrants this year, but the mayor's office has acknowledged that won't be enough for the entire year.
The city already has budgeted $150 million to care for migrants this year, but the mayor's office has acknowledged that won't be enough for the entire year.
The change would move money away from the Kansas-based healthcare staffing firm and aim to create a unified housing system.
Chicago officials hope to change the way migrant shelters are run in an attempt to save some taxpayer dollars, but also to keep more of the money they are spending on the crisis in the city.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's request for an additional $70 million to support asylum seekers was before a City Council committee on Monday. The city's Budget and Government Operations Committee approved the funding 20-8.
Hundreds of migrants were moved out of shelters at two more Chicago Park District facilities over the weekend, and city officials said all shelters that had been operating at park facilities have now been closed.
Some members asked why this may be taken from the city's rainy day fund and questioned whether they should spend more on the mission at all.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is asking the City Council for an additional $70 million to support asylum seekers. A council committee was debating Monday whether they would approve the funding.
Hundreds of migrants were moved out of the shelters at Gage Park and Brands Park over the weekend.
The mayor's office has been briefing alderpeople this week on the request, which will be presented to the City Council Budget Committee on Monday.
A Northwest Indiana pastor said he was trying to help a migrant family get out of the cold and into a home, but Hammond officials said what he did was dangerous. The pastor told CBS 2 that a member of his church agreed to temporarily house a family of migrants. But this week, Hammond police stepped in and called the living arrangement dangerous and uninhabitable.
The pastor arranged for the family of 13 to stay in a church member's basement, but the city said it violated local ordinances.
A Northwest Indiana pastor said he was trying to help a migrant family get out of the cold and into a home, but Hammond officials said what he did was dangerous.
The Archdiocese of Chicago will lease the former convent and former school building on the St. Bartholomew Church campus to the city for free.
With hundreds of migrants moving out of five Chicago Park District sites in the coming weeks, Mayor Brandon Johnson's office announced Friday that a new migrant family shelter will open at a shuttered Catholic school building and convent in Portage Park.
The mayor joined several local activists in urging the Biden administration to grant work permits to long-term undocumented immigrants, not just newly arrived asylum seekers.
Some alderpeople said they did not even know another increase in the health care staffing firm budget was happening before CBS 2 called them and informed them. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
This is the third time the city has increased its budget for the firm. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
A Kansas-based firm was hired to help care for new arrivals at city shelters with a one-year contract, originally for up to $40 million.
Since migrants moved in last summer, services have been removed, suspended, or halted.
Since migrants moved in last summer, services have been removed, suspended, or halted.
It's an effort to restore the parks and their services before summer.
Hundreds staying in Chicago Park District field houses are set to be relocated to shelters to make way for programming.
It started Saturday morning with just two fieldhouses. The latest data from the city shows there are still more than 500 migrants living at park district facilities.
Migrants will be moved out of five different Chicago Park District buildings beginning on Saturday – and the move is causing some confusion.
The move is causing some confusion, as not all the migrants who are being moved know where they're going.
The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
Just 10 days ago, the Beverly Unitarian Church, 10244 S. Longwood Dr., held a huge LGBTQ+ Pride event on its grounds for the first time in its history.
Dennis Green volunteered with the Englewood First Responders. Charles McKenzie, the founder of the organization, said Green's death only makes him even more motivated to do the world.
CBS 2's Irika Sargent was the narrator for the first night of the season.
The woman was wounded in the left lower leg, and was taken to Ascension St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
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The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
A shopper discovered 10-cent bag fee instead of a 7-cent tax on a recent receipt from Mariano's.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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It also happens that the contractor was on a list specifically provided by the state.
Alexander Morris, the lead singer of the Four Tops, filed a lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, a nurse and security guard after he was treated like he was mentally ill after he told them he was in the legendary Motown group.
The strain is "very, very similar" to the JN.1 variant from earlier this year.
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Chicago had a total of 64 confirmed measles in April and March, but has had no new measles cases in two full incubation periods for the disease – or 42 days.
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The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
Getting added to the guide is not the same as being awarded a Michelin star, but still signifies a stamp of approval.
The company said they're moving forward with the project despite some apparent uncertainty from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
An Indiana law that requires porn websites to verify users' ages is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry in federal court.
The budding businessman's experience was not unique when it comes to theft victims at Public Storage facilities.
CBS 2's Irika Sargent was the narrator for the first night of the season.
Alexander Morris, the lead singer of the Four Tops, filed a lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, a nurse and security guard after he was treated like he was mentally ill after he told them he was in the legendary Motown group.
An Indiana law that requires porn websites to verify users' ages is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry in federal court.
Ridge Avenue at Ardmore Avenue, alongside the Nicholas Senn High School campus in Edgewater, now has a second name of William Friedkin Way.
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Kent Hill was out $1,800 after he said a customer never paid him an insurance check for a repair job. CBS 2's Lauren victory reports.
CBS 2's Irika Sargent narrated the concert Wednesday night, which included “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” by Benjamin Britten.
The congregation wants whoever was responsible to know that the act only empowers members. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
A worker said the suspect stole more than $11,000 worth of liquor from Moe’s Cantina and Tree House on Kinzie Street over the weekend.
Police said a speeding car hit a blue Nissan and a 13-year-old boy on a bicycle.
The two gunmen fled into a home, which prompted a SWAT response to the scene.
Just 10 days ago, the Beverly Unitarian Church, 10244 S. Longwood Dr., held a huge LGBTQ+ Pride event on its grounds for the first time in its history.
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The Markham repair shop owner pointed to an Allstate insurance policy requiring only one signature on smaller claims checks.
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer listened to hours of community input on what specific traffic stop-related requirements should be added to a CPD consent decree.
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Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs held off the Tampa Bay Rays for a 4-3 victory.
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It was the second consecutive night that the Mariners' Carl Raleigh drove in the winning run.
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Dennis Green volunteered with the Englewood First Responders. Charles McKenzie, the founder of the organization, said Green's death only makes him even more motivated to do the world.
The woman was wounded in the left lower leg, and was taken to Ascension St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
The two gunmen fled into a home, which prompted a SWAT response to the scene.
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