CHICAGO (AP) The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So when the city reopened Wadsworth last year to shelter hundreds of migrants, without seeking community input, it added insult to injury. Across Chicago, Black residents […]
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Chicago has spent more than $300 million to handle an influx of South American migrants. Some Black residents wonder why their needs haven’t been given the same urgency while others hear echoes of past bigotry.
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