Cook County Democrats to choose Karen Yarbrough’s replacementÂ
Seventeen interested applicants sent their credentials to the party by the Wednesday deadline, including several county board members, a sitting state senator and the current clerk of Evanston.
![After months of delay, a new migrant shelter for families is opening at the shuttered St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Portage Park later this month, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced late Friday. Johnson had said in January the city would not establish any new shelters amid a spat with Gov. JB Pritzker about the stateâs role in directly providing housing for thousands of migrants who had arrived in Chicago in recent months and rising city costs. At the time, however, he left the door open to collaborations with faith and social service providers to run shelters. Fridayâs announcement noted the city […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CTC-L-shelter-bart005.jpg?w=132 "After months of delay, a new migrant shelter for families is opening at the shuttered St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Portage Park later this month, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced late Friday. Johnson had said in January the city would not establish any new shelters amid a spat with Gov. JB Pritzker about the stateâs role in directly providing housing for thousands of migrants who had arrived in Chicago in recent months and rising city costs. At the time, however, he left the door open to collaborations with faith and social service providers to run shelters. Fridayâs announcement noted the city […]")
