Lightfoot Asks Alderpeople to Identify Vacant Warehouses, Big Box Stores to Shelter Immigrants Arriving from Texas – WTTW (Chicago)

With more than 100 people arriving unannounced on buses nearly every day for almost two months, the city’s shelter system has been stretched to the breaking point, city officials said. They are looking for buildings of approximately 100,000 square feet with a “large feeding space, isolation/quarantine space, community room/intake room, computer room with wifi” as well as space for staff offices, supply storage and room for “multiple social service agencies.”
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The Paraclete
3 years ago

Lori is very similar to Elmer Fudd. Nearly everything she tries blows up in her face!

Ex Illini
3 years ago

How could a city and state that openly brag about being a sanctuary state, and flush with billions from Covid relief and Democrat giveaways, be unable to provide for a relatively low number of illegal refugees?

Ataraxis
3 years ago

How about all those empty CPS buildings? Those kids are never coming back.
And why isn’t the woke Cardinal filling up all the empty Catholic schools and churches with these illegals?

The Paraclete
3 years ago

I’m sure the council members are falling all over themselves to help Herself clean up a hot mess! She should solicit suggestions from the Civic Federation! I think this demands an all hands on deck approach, a territorial imperative; Harump.

Giddyap
3 years ago

Lightfoot Is Finally Forced To Live Up To Her Phony Virtue Signaling On Illegal Aliens — Now Her Haphazard Plan — For Seizing Private Property For Shelter Space — Is Getting Blowback

Dave Hardy
3 years ago

How about Obama’s Jackson Park library?

debtsor
3 years ago

Lol what is the long term plan for these illegals? Lori is treating them like pets, feeding and housing them for free like this. How long does she intend to do this?

Freddy
3 years ago
Reply to  debtsor

Till the Kibbles run out.

Stewie the Roof Baby
3 years ago
Reply to  debtsor

The long term plan is to have them vote Democrat

nixit
3 years ago

What’s stopping the city from sheltering the homeless in a similar fashion?

Pat S.
3 years ago
Reply to  nixit

Homeless citizens have less curb appeal than ILLEGAL immigrants.

These people crossed the border illegally thanks to the policies of the Biden administration – don’t blame Texas.

And if Chicago thinks the ILLEGALS are a problem, imagine how inundated the small towns along the border are coping.

Close the damned border, Brandon!

The Paraclete
3 years ago
Reply to  Pat S.

Illegal immigrants are good for a photo op. Vacant eyed homeless not so much.

Platinum Goose
3 years ago

Will the city pay rent, insurance and real estate taxes? Will they abide by all the onerous regulations that every one else has to?

Ataraxis
3 years ago

Thompson Center. Already has a food court. And lots of space for cots.

Old Joe
3 years ago

Soldier Field. Problem solved.

Charlotte Aines
3 years ago
Reply to  Old Joe

McCormick place

anna
3 years ago

The Pritzger-owned Hyatt

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