Busload of migrants dropped off at gas station in Kankakee

Around 35 migrants who were told they were being bused to Chicago were dropped off at a gas station in Kankakee early Thursday morning, officials said. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file)

Around 35 migrants who were told they were being bused to Chicago were dropped off at a gas station in Kankakee early Thursday morning, officials said.

Their trip started in El Paso, Texas, and they were left at a gas station in the 3400 block of South Route 45/52 about 4:30 a.m., the Kankakee County sheriff’s office said.