A large empty lot that was once Jewel-Osco will house up to 1,400 migrants, sources say. Neighbors said the community is already in a crisis and adding migrants into their neighborhood would make things worse. "I'm one who loves to help people, but you're going to impact on something that already needs help," said resident Lisa Cordova. "It doesn't make sense."
Roseland, according to Wikipedia, was settled in the 1840’s by Dutch immigrants, and expanded greatly by Italians during the late 19th and early 20th century. These residents moved on and were eventually replaced by African-Americans. They’ve been quite frankly terrible stewards of the community, killing each other with reckless abandon, with 22 murders in 2020, 28 murders in 2021, 27 murders last year and 16 murders so far this year. Things have gotten so bad in Roseland that fewer people live here today (38,816) than in 1930 (43,206), down from a peak of (64,372) people in 1980. It’s obvious the… Read more »
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Johnson Dumping 1,000 Illegals In Uptown — Directly Across The Street From A Homeless Tent Encampment – Uptown Update
Roseland, according to Wikipedia, was settled in the 1840’s by Dutch immigrants, and expanded greatly by Italians during the late 19th and early 20th century. These residents moved on and were eventually replaced by African-Americans. They’ve been quite frankly terrible stewards of the community, killing each other with reckless abandon, with 22 murders in 2020, 28 murders in 2021, 27 murders last year and 16 murders so far this year. Things have gotten so bad in Roseland that fewer people live here today (38,816) than in 1930 (43,206), down from a peak of (64,372) people in 1980. It’s obvious the… Read more »
Johnson Dumping 1,000 Illegals In Uptown — Directly Across The Street From A Homeless Tent Encampment – Uptown Update