100 migrants move into vacant Woodlawn school despite local concerns
CBS 2 has been reporting on the plans to move migrants into the building, even as the city first said there were no such plans.
CBS 2 has been reporting on the plans to move migrants into the building, even as the city first said there were no such plans.
After months of pushback from Woodlawn residents, the city pushed forward with plans to convert a vacant Chicago Public School into temporary housing for asylum seekers.
After months of pushback from Woodlawn residents, the city pushed forward with plans to convert a vacant Chicago Public School into temporary housing for asylum seekers.
Around 250 migrants could stay at the school for up to two years.
The mayor's office sent an e-mail to neighbors announcing the move-in date.
A big donation toward the construction of the Project HOOD Community Center.
A big donation toward the construction of the Project HOOD Community Center is happening Wednesday.
Plans are quickly moving forward with a migrant shelter at a shuttered school building in Woodlawn. City leaders have said the shelter could open as soon as Monday, but people in the community are continuing their stance against the shelter.
The city says the school, formerly Wadsworth Elementary School, is ready to accept 250 migrants -- to start.
The city says the school, formerly Wadsworth Elementary School, is ready to accept 250 migrants -- to start.
The city says the school, formerly Wadsworth Elementary School, is ready to accept 250 migrants -- to start.
The school-turned-shelter, once Wadsworth Elementary School and later the University of Chicago Charter School, is ready for migrants.
To start, 250 migrants will move into the shelter.
To start, 250 migrants will move into the shelter.
Police say in each incident, the suspect entered a garage by forcing open a side door and took property from within.
Chicago police are issuing a warning to residents in the Woodlawn neighborhood of garage burglaries that happened this week.
They hope to move about 250 migrants into the closed Wadsworth Elementary.
We'll learn more about the plan to house hundreds of asylum seekers in an old school in Woodlawn.
City leaders said they're delaying the move-in to hold another community meeting to answer questions.
The city wanted to bring asylum seekers to the school six days ago, but the date was pushed back.
City officials said the old Wadsworth Elementary School is now set to be turned into a migrant shelter before the end of the month. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
Another community meeting is set for Thursday night about the city's plan to house migrants at the shuttered old Wadsworth Elementary School in Woodlawn. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
The photos help paint a picture of the possible reason why the migrants have not arrived at the shuttered Wadsworth Elementary School.
For the first time, a look inside a vacant Chicago public school at the center of a controversy to house migrants. After months of heated debate, we have a view inside a Woodlawn school that could house migrants, that was until a last minute delay put the kibosh on the controversial plan, as least for now.
In order to transform the school into an emergency shelter, $1.5 million will be spent.
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