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Chicago Suburb OKs Emergency Declaration After Churches Take In Asylum Seekers
Village leaders in Oak Park gathered Thursday for an emergency meeting to approve an emergency disaster resolution.
November 3, 2023
OAK PARK, Ill. (CBS) – The migrant crisis is top of mind for village leaders in Oak Park, who gathered Thursday for an emergency meeting to approve an emergency disaster resolution.
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It came as more than 100 asylum seekers were moved from the streets of Chicago to indoor shelters in Oak Park on Wednesday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez has the latest on the story she first reported.
Oak Park village staff jumped into action this week after they got a call from their police department asking them for help sheltering migrants. The Village Board scheduled an emergency meeting to vote on making more help available.
