For well over a year, church officials have offered up rent-free locations to the city, potentially saving taxpayers money, but Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration has yet to act. Oak Park, on the other hand, is now housing migrants at a former Catholic school.
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The new shelter will be operational from Feb. 26 until June 30, according to the village. Migrants staying at the West Cook YMCA and The Carleton of Oak Park Hotel will be able to transition to St. Edmund between Feb. 26 and Feb. 29.
The Village of Oak Park has asked Oak Park Catholic parishes to consider opening a temporary shelter location for those staying at the West Cook YMCA and The Carleton of Oak Park Hotel.
For a little more than a year, a dedicated team of volunteers from Oak Park’s four Catholic parishes have been working with Father Carl Morello and the Oak Park and Austin communities to discern the next stage of life for the St. Catherine-St. Lucy rectory building on Austin Avenue at Washington Boulevard.