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Some people working near the Federal Building downtown Chicago said they feel blindsided after learning the former Standard Club is now being used as a temporary shelter to house migrants.
Over the weekend, a fight broke out near the 1,163-resident migrant shelter at the former Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court, just the latest brawl to be caught on camera outside one of the high-… ...
A number of residents on Chicago’s South Side voiced objections to a proposal ... Lee explained the city wants to move migrants staying at the Standard Club near the Dirksen Federal Building ...
Chicago mayor plans to relocate migrants during DNC, over neighborhood's objections. ... At last count on April 26, the Standard Club shelter downtown had 900 people living there.
Case manager Albert Ayala has led a charla at a shelter in the former Standard Club downtown. Inside the ballroom of the club, migrants are encouraged to share what’s on their mind. Related ...
Chicago is taking steps to open up to five new shelters for migrants with a combined capacity of nearly 2,500 — including a former Marine Corps Reserve Center and the former Broadway Armory (now ...
A fence surrounds an empty Pritzker Park near the Standard Club migrant shelter on Aug. 1, ... That will have to change in the next few years as more migrants come to Chicago, he said.
A Chicago police officer detains a migrant near a shelter at the former Standard Club in Chicago on April 16, 2024. Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune Facebook ...
With the start of the new legislative session in Springfield Tuesday, state Republicans say they plan to introduce a package aimed at discourage migrants from coming here.
The Standard Club is among the oldest and toniest private clubs in Chicago, but it’s confronting the present as a common debtor. A food vendor sued it last week for an unpaid bill of $43,153.21.
WBEZ recently profiled just one such location in the city — Chicago’s 12th District police station — where a fabric of helpers are providing an array of services to help the migrants on both ...
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