All migrants have officially moved out of Chicago Park District facilities that were serving as temporary shelters for new arrivals, city officials confirmed Monday.
All residents have been relocated to nearby shelters and the city will now reinstate community programming and operations at those facilities. Also on Monday, the Chicago City Council Budget committee started looking at a new migrant funding request from the mayor. It looks to supplement investments by the county and state with $70 million from the city's assigned fund balance reserve.At a separate event, Gov. J.B. Pritzker commented on the push for new migrant funding here in Chicago.
"We know that Illinois is a humanitarian state, a state that is doing its best to care for its people and when people arrive here, and they need help, we step up and help them," said Pritzker.A total of 132 individuals have exited the shelter system due to the 60-day shelter policy. Three individuals exited on April 14.The city does not require individuals to share their plans or next steps upon exiting shelters.
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