Chicago pauses proposed tent city for migrants amid contamination fears

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By Juanpablo Ramirez-FrancoDec 5, 2023, 4:30 am181 pts
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, the NPR station in Chicago. In a former industrial neighborhood in Chicago’s Southwest Side, protest signs hang off a chain link fence, many of them with the same message: “This land is contaminated.” Welcome to Brighton Park,…

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