Salvation Army serves migrants Thanksgiving dinner for first time in Chicago
The Salvation Army estimated that they had handed out Thanksgiving meals to a total of 700 people at the Freedom Center as of the early evening.
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The Salvation Army estimated that they had handed out Thanksgiving meals to a total of 700 people at the Freedom Center as of the early evening.
The City of Chicago on Thursday welcomed some new migrants who just arrived from Central and South America for their first Thanksgiving. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
According to the officials, Chicago has now welcomed a total of 3,716 asylum-seekers who arrived on buses from the Texas boarder.
According to the officials, Chicago has now welcomed a total of 3,716 asylum-seekers who arrived on buses from the Texas boarder.
CPS told us the work at the former Wadsworth Elementary was "routine maintenance work." That didn't really make sense, so CBS 2 filed a records request.
Is the city pulling the plug on plans to turn a vacant school into a temporary shelter for migrants? Neighbors sounded the alarm in a CBS 2 report on Monday. On Tuesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office said the building is not under consideration to house asylum seekers.
CBS 2 has learned there's a plan in the works to house hundreds at an old school in the Woodlawn neighborhood and it's a decision many residents, and the alderwoman said, blindsided them. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
"They would be in a Black part of the ward where nobody speaks Spanish. Nobody could help them."
Since August 31st, Chicago has welcomed more than 3,300 migrants.
The city created websites with ways you can donate coats, clothes and other items.
The move includes a total of 12,000 people so far. More than 1,800 ended up in Cook County.
The City of Des Plaines is taking care of a new group of asylum seekers.
There are many ways people can donate clothing, gift cards and toiletries. People can also volunteer with organizations to help recently arrived migrants.
A group of migrants who were bused to Chicago from the Texas-Mexico border have been moved from their location in Burr Ridge.
Pritzker said he has deployed around 75 members of the National Guard for assistance as Chicago provides the migrants with shelter, food and medical attention.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been sending migrants to sanctuary cities like Chicago as a way to protest the White House's border policies.
It was unclear late Tuesday how many people were on the buses, but we are told one local volunteer organization is helping care for 35 people.
"Why are they coming to Elk Grove?" said Mayor Craig Johnson. "Why not Chicago?"
The migrants were dropped off at the local La Quinta Hotel with some staying at the hotel indefinitely, while others were to find shelter elsewhere. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) has a message for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: stop being so cruel.
Hundreds of people have been sent unannounced on buses to Chicago in the last two weeks.
The Salvation Army and the Little Village Community Council have stepped up to help. CBS 2's Marybel González reports.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office confirmed the latest group of 103 migrants arrived at Union Station around 3 p.m. Wednesday
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office confirmed the latest group of 103 migrants arrived at Union Station around 3 p.m.
The activists are having a hard time keeping up, as they are not really given a heads-up of when the migrants will arrive in Chicago from Texas – until it has already happened.
