Dozens of protesters rally against a proposed tent city for migrants along the 3800 block of South California Avenue in Chicago on Oct. 24, 2023. - Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS
CHICAGO - Tension on the Chicago's Southwest Side is escalating ahead of a community meeting scheduled for Tuesday night over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to erect winterized tents to house migrants in an empty parking lot in Brighton Park as a scuffle between police and protesters broke out early Tuesday morning. According to the Chicago Fire Department, a woman was taken to the hospital with a minor ankle injury after police clashed with protesters who attempted to block the entrance to the site at 38th Street and California Avenue, where city workers are assessing the viability of a tent ci...
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