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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Tina Sfondeles

Brighton Park migrant site construction halted pending environmental review

A Brighton Park migrant housing tent on Monday shows a roof now covering the shelter. But construction was halted Sunday at the site with tents intended to house newly arrived migrants pending an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency review of a nearly 800-page city consultant’s study that was released Friday night. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

The state has paused construction at a Southwest Side site intended to house newly arrived migrants amid an environmental report that found toxic contaminants and heavy metals in its soil.

Construction was halted Sunday pending an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency review of a nearly 800-page city consultant’s study that was released Friday night. The review will determine whether the project goes forward.

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