Local Voices
Residents Protest Plan To House 300 Migrants At Hyde Park Area Motel
But it is the way the community learned about the city's decision that left a bad taste in so many.
August 31, 2023
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Fired-up residents raised their voices Wednesday night at a contentious meeting with city leaders in Hyde Park.
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The city wants to house hundreds of asylum seekers at a motel in the area – but many residents who packed the meeting Wednesday night said, "No way."
The city said two more busloads of migrants arrived Wednesday. That is one reason why the city says it needs shelters where 250 or more migrants can go at once.
