Plan for new migrant shelter at Chicago park fieldhouse on hold
CHICAGO -- Amid vocal protests from neighbors upset with efforts to turn the Amundsen Park fieldhouse into a new shelter for migrants, the local alderman said the city has put those plans on hold while it explores a possible alternative site.For days, the Galewood community has been protesting the city's decision to move hundreds of newly arrived migrants into the Amundsen Park fieldhouse, a move that had been expected to come as soon as Wednesday.But on Monday evening, Ald.
While anyone can still access the park's football field once the migrants arrive, the fieldhouse will be off-limits to anyone but migrants. Harris said the fieldhouse is necessary to the Windy City Dolphins' operations.'We have six football teams, right? And then we have four cheerleading teams. Who's going to be able to accommodate us and that program?' he said.The park is also a prominent meeting place for seniors like Harris, and others.
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