At an often-tense community meeting Tuesday, Northwest Side residents were split on the city’s plan to house up to 400 asylum-seekers at a temporary shelter at Wilbur Wright College.
Hundreds attended the meeting, which was held in the school’s gymnasium, the same space that would be used to house migrants. It was nearly derailed at the start when Juan Salgado, chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, spoke to the crowd about his support for the city’s plan.
