Chicago's Migrant Crisis: Building Owners and Communities Step Up to Help.
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A building owner in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago donated a vacant commercial space to house migrants who were turned away from the 12th District police station due to overcrowding. Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez coordinated the effort to provide food and shelter for the migrants, who are mostly families with small children from various countries. The city of Chicago is stretched to the breaking point, with 450 people staying in police station lobbies and 100-150 new migrants arriving each day. The situation has prompted Mayor Lori Lightfoot to sign an emergency order and a City Council committee to approve $51 million for migrants' assistance.
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