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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kaitlin Washburn

Lightfoot asks Illinois for millions more to help migrants; state says funding will stop by end of January

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, shown at a September news conference where she offered an update on migrant arrivals in Chicago, is asking the state for more money to help the city handle the influx. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has told state lawmakers the city needs millions more in funding to provide for hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers.

In a letter dated Thursday, Lightfoot requested $53.5 million from Illinois legislators to help pay for emergency services for the recent arrivals.

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