CHICAGO Published January 6, 2023 6:29pm EST
'Struggling' Chicago residents outraged over Lori Lightfoot's decision to house migrants: 'Help my own first'
Chicago residents say the city providing resources to the migrants is a 'slap in the face'
Sarah RumpfBy Sarah Rumpf | Fox News
Residents of Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood protest shelter for migrants
A group of Woodlawn residents gathered Thursday morning to insist the community provide resources for locals in Chicago rather than the migrants.
Residents in a Chicago neighborhood are protesting the city's plans to establish a migrant shelter inside a closed-down elementary school, sharing that they feel "blindsided" by Mayor Lori Lightfoot's decision.
Lightfoot’s administration has for months planned to house migrants at a vacant building formerly home to Wadsworth Elementary School, 6420 S. University Ave. in Woodlawn.
A group of Woodlawn neighborhood residents gathered Thursday morning to insist that the Chicago government provide resources for locals rather than the migrants.
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