'Lying from Day 1': Chicago residents outraged as migrant camp construction begins

i bet this ends well...


'Lying from Day 1': Chicago residents outraged as migrant camp construction begins

CHICAGO - After months of heated debate and community pushback, the City of Chicago is going through with its plans to construct a winterized base camp for migrant housing in Brighton Park.

Located at 38th Street and California Avenue, crews wasted no time Wednesday – nearly completing the framework for two massive tents in the southeast corner of the lot.

"They’re going to start moving as soon as they can, because they gotta cover their tails, and I’m talking about the mayor and the alderwoman. They’ve been lying since day one," said Ricardo Palacios, community member.

For months, neighbors feel they've been kept in the dark, but now it's as clear as day. Multiple tent structures will be erected on the land and migrants will soon be calling the site ‘home’ – despite fierce opposition from community members.

"Nobody was really told this was going to happen, they basically said, ‘we’re going to do this, shut up,’" said Michael Patlan, community member.
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"They just opened up Pandora’s box," said Palacios.

Formerly an industrial site, residents believe the soil is contaminated. From the start, they’ve been vocal about the issue – and say previous attempts to utilize the land failed because of it.

"You got the railroad tracks right behind, when it rains the water comes in," said Palacios. "So guess what’s going to end up happening? Sooner or later, people are going to end up getting sick, they’re going to sue the City of Chicago, us as taxpayers, we’re going to end up paying double."

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