CHICAGO — Suburban mayors Monday called for better communication and coordination with Chicago and state governments after being surprised by busloads of migrants being sent to their towns — and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged to work with the mayors.
Two CTA buses carrying about 90 migrants arrived Saturday at a Hampton Inn in Elk Grove Village,the latest group of asylum-seekers sent to the area by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a way to criticize the nation’s immigration policies.
After being notified Friday afternoon that the buses were coming, Elk Grove Mayor Craig Johnson said he had many questions about whether they’d had health and safety checks, questions that federal immigration officials eventually answered satisfactorily.
