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Chicago mayor pulls plans to place migrant shelter site in 11th Ward after stiff opposition from alderman, property owners

A building at 3951 S. Canal Street in Chicago, the site of what was a proposed migrant shelter on May 6, 2024.

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Monday he is pulling his proposal to move migrants from downtown to a new shelter in the 11th Ward in the face of stiff opposition from Ald. Nicole Lee, the latest struggle between the administration and an impatient City Council over where to house the asylum seekers.

The change came after the owners of the property said Johnson never

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