Mayor Johnson signs $79 million spending increase for Favorite Healthcare Staffing for migrant shelters – NBC Chicago
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration will use $79 million in federal COVID relief money to help pay for costs associated with Favorite Healthcare Staffing – the Kansas-based company the city hired to staff the city’s migrant shelters, NBC 5 Investigates has learned. The latest spending increase – signed last week – does not extend the contract […]
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Chicago migrants: Mayor Brandon Johnson extends deadline for evicting migrants from city-run shelters
CHICAGO (WLS) — Hundreds of migrants faced eviction on Feb. 1 from shelters this week as part of the city’s 60-day eviction policy, but at the urging of several alderpersons and mutual aid groups, Mayor Brandon Johnson has extended the deadline for a third time. Mid-March is the new date for the first wave of […]
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City Council members slam Johnson plan to use $95 million in COVID funds for migrant shelters – NBC Chicago | #citycouncil
Several members of the Chicago City Council are blasting Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to allocate $95 million of COVID emergency funds to help address concerns about migrant housing in the city. Johnson said that the decision came because of a budget surplus, and that he has authority as mayor to defer federal COVID funds toward […]
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Brandon Johnson meets with mayors of New York, Denver amid migrant crisis – NBC Chicago
As nearly 50,000 asylum seekers arrived at the southern border in just the last four days, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined up with two of his counterparts to once again press for additional federal assistance in the face of the ongoing situation. Johnson was joined by New York Mayor Eric Adams and Denver Mayor Mike […]
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Aurora City Council holds special meeting after unplanned migrant buses arrive in suburb – NBC Chicago | #citycouncil
Editor’s Note: The video above is from a previous report. The city of Aurora Friday will hold a special meeting to discuss unplanned buses full of migrants arriving from Texas, an announcement from the city said. According to the announcement, as many as five buses arrived in the western suburb of Aurora this week. “Beginning […]
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Chicago aldermen vote against measure to ask voters about ‘Sanctuary’ status – NBC Chicago | #citycouncil
Chicago’s City Council has voted against a measure that would have asked voters next year if they believe the city should maintain its statutory status as a “Sanctuary City,” or as a “Welcoming City,” amid an ongoing migrant crisis. The council voted 31-16 against the measure during a special meeting Thursday, following weeks of heated […]
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Unity Initiative starts with some confusion – NBC Chicago
As the city of Chicago embarks on a “Unity Initiative” to help find housing for migrants, they are facing some obstacles, both expected and unexpected. In one instance, a woman’s partner was out looking for work when the call came that they would be moved to another shelter as part of the program. It appeared […]
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Unity Initiative starts with some confusion – NBC Chicago
As the city of Chicago embarks on a “Unity Initiative” to help find housing for migrants, they are facing some obstacles, both expected and unexpected. In one instance, a woman’s partner was out looking for work when the call came that they would be moved to another shelter as part of the program. It appeared […]
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Chicago will spend $255.7 million on migrant crisis by year’s end, mayor says – NBC Chicago
Chicago’s burgeoning migrant crisis will have cost taxpayers more than a quarter of a billion dollars by Dec. 31, Mayor Brandon Johnson told City Council members Friday. The mayor also wanted Council members to know it is full-speed ahead for his plan to move asylum seekers out of Chicago police stations and into giant tents […]
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