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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Elvia Malagón

Shuttered Woodlawn elementary school to house newly arrived asylum seekers

The vacant James Wadsworth Elementary School, located at 6420 S. University Ave. in the Woodlawn neighborhood, is set to house newly arrived immigrants, the city confirmed Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Chicago officials plan to repurpose a former elementary school on the city’s South Side into a temporary shelter for newly arrived immigrants.

But the move could be met with protests in Woodlawn if city officials don’t hold more community forums about the shelter, said Ald. Jeanette Taylor, whose 20th Ward includes the property.

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