“I’m hoping to hear something when we have our briefings about how we are going to make these temporary situations and help these folks move to the next level and maybe get housing, get jobs, and move and continue on with their lives,” 27the mayor’s plan is to move nearly 1,600 migrants from police stations into winterized base camps with massive tents before the weather changes. The mayor did not say where the camps will be, how much its going to cost and who’s going to pay for it.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“I do know it's going to be families,” he said. “I’m setting up for a tour of the building so I can make sure it's conducive for the community.” The alderman learned about the proposed plan about a week ago. The nearly 50,000 square foot office building has five floors located along Ogden Avenue. Tom De Boer runs his business, the Chicago Card Club in the space.
“It’s actually pretty crazy,” said De Boer. “We only signed the lease a few months ago, we only finished the build out maybe a month and a half ago, as you can see we spent a lot of money doing that and now we’re suddenly being asked to leave—not okay with it.”