Tensions escalated in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood during a meeting Tuesday evening over a proposed encampment for approximately 2,000 migrants.
As the number of migrants awaiting placement in temporary shelters climbs to nearly 3,800, city officials held another community meeting on Thursday night – this time, in West Town.
Tempers flared during a community meeting regarding the opening of a new migrant shelter in Chicago’s Smith Park neighborhood. Residents debated over the.