State to open 2 new migrant shelters in Chicago to house nearly 2,000 people

State to open 2 new migrant shelters in Chicago to house 2,000

CHICAGO -- Two new state-supported shelters will open to house hundreds of migrants in Chicago .One shelter is near Midway International Airport, and the other will be in Hyde Park. The Hyde Park shelter is a former hotel that's been used in the past as a quarantine facility for new arrivals during a measles outbreak.The site can house up to 750 people.Near Midway Airport, construction at another former hotel began last week. The plan is to move in families next month.

'The additional temporary shelters will ensure that shelter capacity and wraparound services remain accessible to asylum seeker families as they transition out of our system of care and on to independence.'The governor's office said it would not share the address of either location for safety and privacy concerns.

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