Chicago plans to close five shelters for migrants in the coming weeks
The Gage Park fieldhouse can be seen Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Chicago. Gage Park is one of the five shelters for migrants the city of Chicago plans to close in the coming weeks. The city's first step is moving 800 people into other shelters starting Saturday, clearing the park district fieldhouses to resume normal operations for summer.
“I am proud of the efforts of my administration, our partners, and the many Chicagoans who stepped up to welcome new arrivals by providing shelter in our Park District field houses at a time when this was clearly needed,” Johnson said in a statement Monday. On Friday, a city dashboard showed more than 10,000 people remain in city-run shelters. That's down from a peak of nearly 15,000 in January.
Chicago began enforcing a 60-day limit on shelter stays in mid-March. But many exemptions, including for families with children in school, have meant few people are actually being evicted yet.Other U.S. cities, including New York and Denver, have used similar shelter limits to cope with limited resource availability for migrants arriving by bus and plane. Mayors also have pleaded for more federal help.
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