Grief, anger at vigil for 5-year-old boy who died this week at Chicago migrant shelter
Mourners are calling Jean Carlos' death a predictable one, and are demanding changes so it does not happen to another migrant in care of the City of Chicago.
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Mourners are calling Jean Carlos' death a predictable one, and are demanding changes so it does not happen to another migrant in care of the City of Chicago.
Mourners are calling Jean Carlos' death a predictable one, and are demanding changes so it does not happen to another migrant in care of the City of Chicago. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The flight came after the city approved tougher penalties for bus operators who violate Chicago's rules for notifying the city about migrant arrivals, or not dropping off asylum seekers in designated areas.
From the outside, the shelter space at 2241 S. Halsted St. appears to be large. But residents said the people inside are on cots in close proximity – a concern as many adults and kids are sick.
From the outside, the shelter space at 2241 S. Halsted St. appears to be large. But residents said the people inside are on cots in close proximity – a concern as many adults and kids are sick. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
"There is a big need, you know. We try to be gracious with people's time. We know that it's cold. A lot of these people are migrants and unfortunately, they don't have jackets."
The day-long event provided free groceries to families facing financial challenges, just in time for the holidays. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos has the story from Little Village.
At least six people have been taken to the hospital from that shelter in Pilsen over the past few days -- mostly children. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza spoke with a volunteer trying to help.
Mayor Brandon Johnson claimed it isn't a question of how the city's shelters are run, but instead accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of sending asylum seekers to Chicago under inhumane conditions.
The City of Chicago said they are dealing with cases of chickenpox at several shelters – including the Pilsen location on Halsted Street near Cermak Road, where a 5-year-old boy recently died of an unknown illness. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Plans to use the site in Morgan Park as a migrant camp were put on hold a week ago. The reasoning was that there was no serious need for the site.
City Hall said it needs to do a thorough investigation to make sure the site is safe.
Police said the boy was not feeling well Sunday afternoon and was taken from the shelter near Cermak and Halsted to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Around 2:45 p.m., the boy fell ill at a migrant shelter in the 2200 block of South Halsted Street, and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Holy Name Cathedral hosted a Spanish-language Advent mass for newly arrived migrants on Sunday.
Many of the migrants who arrived at the police station on Saturday just arrived in Chicago.
There are nearly 14,000 migrants in 27 active shelters, but CBS 2 spotted migrants appearing to arrive at one station Saturday evening.
The City of Chicago announced a major milestone in its ongoing migrant crisis. As of Saturday morning, the city said there were no longer any asylum seekers camped outside of Chicago police stations.
The City of Chicago announced a major milestone in its ongoing migrant crisis. As of Saturday, the city said there were no longer any asylum seekers camped outside of Chicago police stations.
The CBS 2 Investigators obtained records showing the money the city has paid out to various vendors. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The biggest expense: $93 million paid to the company named Favorite Healthcare Staffing.
The CBS 2 Investigators obtained records that show the city of Chicago paid out $138 million so far to vendors for the caring of migrants. For everything from food to security.
She had been outlining how arriving migrants had received services in the state that she said had never been offered to Black people.
"Now we want to give them as much a normal life as every young child should have."
One Chicago organization Is on a mission to outfit the city's new migrants in warm winter clothes. They made the first of many drop-offs today in Pilsen with CBS 2's Sara Machi.
