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The village of Oak Park has stepped up to offer aid to asylum-seeking migrants housed near the town’s border with Chicago, with residents and municipal leaders making their calls for aid public and constant.
At an hourslong Village Board meeting last month, the migrant issue was at the forefront of discussions. The meeting came days before the village sprang into action, taking in dozens of asylum-seekers from camping-style tents setup for them outdoors and moving them inside — either into the village police station or a shelter provided by local churches.
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