Coverage dated September 20, 2023

Chicago signs $29M contract for migrant base camps

Headline from ABC 7 Chicago

The city of Chicago has signed a more than $29 million contract with a private security firm to build base camps for migrants.

ABC 7 Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

Bangor Daily News
Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Sep 20, 2023
Bangor Daily News's feed description
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police
ABC 7 Chicago
Chicago signs $29M contract for migrant base camps (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Sep 20, 2023
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
The city of Chicago has signed a more than $29 million contract with a private security firm to build base camps for migrants.
NBC Chicago
Chicago signs $29.3 million contract to build ‘winterized base camps' for migrants. Here's what they could look like (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Sep 20, 2023
NBC Chicago's feed description
Chicago has taken the first concrete step to deliver on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s controversial plan to get more than 2,000 migrants off the floors of police stations, O’Hare and Midway airports and into giant tent cities he prefers to call “winterized base camps” before temperatures plummet.
Fox News
Chicago signs nearly $30 million contract to relocate asylum seekers to winterized camps (opens Fox News)
Published Sep 20, 2023
Fox News's feed description
Chicago, Illinois, officials are taking steps to move 1,600 migrants from police stations and airports to winterized camps as cold weather approaches.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.