Local café steps in to help feed migrants
Café Sophie at 847 N. State St. has partnered with Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) to serve 100 free meals to migrants once a week for the foreseeable future.
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Café Sophie at 847 N. State St. has partnered with Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) to serve 100 free meals to migrants once a week for the foreseeable future.
Johnson said he has been briefed on the migrant issue, but on Tuesday, He saw firsthand how the arrival of migrants is straining many city resources.
There was no time to waste Tuesday for Mayor Brandon Johnson – especially when it came to addressing the urgent issue of migrant arrivals and housing in the city. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
Many of the migrants who recently arrived in Chicago are in need of basic supplies. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos found out there's a right and wrong way to drop off your donations.
Congregants from New Hope Church Pilsen, 1809 S. Racine Ave., walked to the nearby Bethel Temple Assembly of God, 1450 W. 19th St., for a joint Sunday morning service.
The sanctuary at New Hope Church Pilsen is full. The church is housing around 20 asylum seekers – offering them shelter, food, and clothing.
The "respite center" in Little Village's Piotrowski Park in the 24th Ward is expected to handle about 150 people.
The "respite center" in Little Village's Piotrowski Park in the 24th Ward is expected to handle about 200 people.
Their patients are migrants who've been living in the lobbies of Chicago police stations and haven't seen a doctor since crossing the border.
They'll be coming from other places around the city, like police stations.
Around 200 migrants will be housed here temporarily, as the city works to find a more permanent place for them. They'll be coming from other places around the city, like police stations.
She's training to become a doctor, but is now cutting class to form a mobile medical unit to help migrants arriving in Chicago. CBS 2's Noel Brennan hit the streets with the team to see how they're caring for the community.
"They've already given us clothes. We're eating well."
CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports earlier this week, more migrants arrived in Chicago, adding to the 8,000 already here since August.
While many still oppose the plan to place migrants at the old high school, some closest to the school are now open to the idea.
Chicagoans are showing compassion to those who are new to the city, and who are stuck sleeping on police station floors. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Our cameras saw close to 30 people sleeping on the floor of the Calumet (5th) District police station, 727 E. 111th St. Many are afraid to leave.
There are at least 70 migrants living in a repurposed warehouse. All of them came from police stations.
Just two days after Chicago's mayor issued an emergency declaration in response to the number of migrants entering the city, at least one police station housing new arrivals has cleared out. Dozens of people, including children, who were staying at the District 12 station moved into a warehouse turned into an emergency shelter.
In Chicago's South Shore community, neighbors feel it's not a matter of if, but when migrants will move into the old South Shore High School building. After a heated meeting last week, some say it's time to welcome them. CBS 2's Chris Tye was at the site of a migrant shelter in the Loop with the story.
The rule represents a major pivot by President Biden, a Democrat who campaigned on restoring access to the U.S. asylum system.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office said since the first group of migrants were bused to Chicago from Texas last August, the city has coordinated with local and state agencies to care for over 8,000 migrants. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
Volunteers who've been caring for migrants said there are nearly 500 people at police districts across the city.
The Chicago police station lobbies where migrants arriving to the city are waiting have gotten so crowded that families at one station had to keep their belongings outside on the sidewalk. CBS 2's Noel Brennan shared one family's experience as they've lived in limbo for almost two weeks.
Dozens of families sit outside of the 12th district police station. Everything they own, pillows, blankets, strollers, were stacked on the sidewalk.
