Chicago Suburb Approves Emergency Disaster Resolution After 100 Migrants Arrive
A Chicago suburb has approved an emergency disaster resolution after 100 migrants arrived seeking shelter.
The Village of Oak Park has taken in the migrants who had been living outside of the Chicago Police Department’s 15th District in the nearby Austin neighborhood.
The resolution “calls for the temporary suspension of purchasing requirements such as formal bidding procedures and Board contract approvals when quick action is deemed necessary and when it is impractical to convene a Board meeting,” according to a press release.
Additionally, the Village Board authorized $150,000 in funds for asylum seekers and received an additional $150,000 from a Supporting Municipalities for Asylum Seeker Services (SMASS) grant from the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus.
Oak Park is considered to be a nice area,
