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A prized statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a public park in Kansas, spurring a police search and outrage across the city of Wichita.

Public safety concerns about shelter housing more than 2,500 prompted in December after five-year-old boy died

Authorities are delaying evictions and time limits from shelters. Thousands are crossing the border despite the trying conditions

Mayor Brandon Johnson and his suburban counterparts had planned to discuss the influx of migrants arriving by bus and plane from Texas. A new date hasn’t been set.

The freshman mayor will meet with members of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus at the United Center on Tuesday to plan for how to handle the more than 30,000 arrivals to the city.

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), chair of the City Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said Deputy Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas told him late last month of the city’s plan to, as she put it, “right-size” the migrant shelter system without offering details.

The 38th annual event honored Romel Ferguson, a minister and the Chicago Teachers Union operations manager.

A crisis fueled by the arrival of more than 200 buses in suburban Chicago since Dec. 1 will be the main topic of next week’s in-person meeting of regional leaders.

The temporary casino at the historic Medinah Temple made less than a quarter of the money former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had estimated it would churn out for police and firefighter pension funds.

The money is just a drop in the bucket in what’s needed, especially on the south and west sides. City Hall also needs to bring in business interests to advise on these types of economic recovery efforts.

The site at 800 S. Deplaines St. is holding more than 500 people. Many say they’re practically sleeping on top of each other, with little food and medical assistance.