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Migrants in Chicago police stations

Yeraldin Centeno, 28, is a migrant from Venezuela who has been staying at the 8th District police station for six days with her kids in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, Friday, May 5, 2023. Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared an emergency for migrants as a city council committee gave initial approval for $50 million in funds to help them.

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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: May 12, 2023

By  Andrea Guthmann
   

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Chicago braces for the possibility of more migrants arriving from Texas as pandemic border restrictions are lifted. Brandon Johnson prepares for his inauguration as Chicago’s next mayor.

Reset goes behind the headlines in the Weekly News Recap.

GUESTS: Rummana Hussain, Chicago Sun-Times editorial board member and columnist

Amanda Vinicky, WTTW political correspondent

Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune state government reporter

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