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A big donation toward the construction of the Project HOOD Community Center.
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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.
To start, 250 migrants will move into the shelter.
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.
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.
A community event in Woodlawn helped residents get a fresh start for the New Year.
They're hosting a community resource fair Saturday to help people learn more about food and financial assistance programs and job resources.
The Mayor's office said the capacity issue at temporary shelters is what drove the decision to open up a facility at the former Wadsworth Elementary School.
After previously denying there were plans to turn the shuttered Wadsworth Elementary School into a migrant shelter, city officials said migrants will be sent there eight days from now. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
The Mayor's office said the capacity issue at temporary shelters is what drove the decision to open up a facility at the former Wadsworth Elementary School. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
