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    Editorial: Chicago can be a ‘sanctuary city,’ sure. Just not in my backyard

    Two uncomfortable but incontrovertible truths are becoming evident about Chicago and its relationship with the thousands of migrants who have arrived here in recent weeks One is that tents are inadequate when it comes to keeping families warm, obvious now as an unseasonable freeze took hold on Halloween. The second is that Chicago is far more comfortable with its sanctuary city designation in ...
    by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune Nov 02, 2023 4 minutes
    Outside the Chicago police First District station on South State Street, migrants wearing socks and slippers raise their hands as the sizes of donated footwear better suited for colder temperatures are called out by volunteers on Oct. 30, 2023.

    Two uncomfortable but incontrovertible truths are becoming evident about Chicago and its relationship with the thousands of migrants who have arrived here in recent weeks

    One is that tents are inadequate when it comes to keeping families warm, obvious now as an unseasonable freeze took hold on Halloween.

    The second is that Chicago is far more comfortable with its sanctuary city designation in the abstract than it is when the notion of hundreds of migrants coming to someone’s specific neighborhood is floated.

    The evidence is all over the city.

    When Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, caught wind of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s suggestion to house migrants inside the luxe Hotel

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