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Pritzker urges Biden to intervene amid ‘untenable’ pace of migrant arrivals

Vol. VIII No. 41

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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Hillside-Berkeley AutumnFest in photos Page 5

Tour de Proviso bicyclists take scenic route through Westchester

Buses from Texas accelerate as Illinois counts 15,000 new arrivals in 13 months BY HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois

As Chicago prepared for an increase in the already steady stream of migrants arriving from the southern U.S. border last week, Gov. JB Pritzker once again publicly pressured President Joe Biden to play a larger role in coordinating relocation efforts. “There is much more that can and must be done on a federal level to address a national humanitarian crisis that is currently being shouldered by state and local governments without support,” Pritzker wrote in a three-page letter to the White House on Oct. 2. Without naming GOP figures like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Pritzker blamed political leaders who “have shipped people to our state like cargo in a dehumanizing attempt to score political points.” But he also faulted the Biden administration for its lack of support for Illinois, which has already dedicated $330 million to addressing the influx of 15,000 migrants and counting. “Today, Illinois stands mostly unsupported against this enormous strain on our state resources,” Pritzker wrote. Since last August, Chicago has been one of the cities targeted by Republican leaders like Abbott, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and others who’ve paid for buses and air travel to relocate asylum-seekers from their states. Migrants hail mostly from Central and South See MIGRANTS on page 7

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Bicyclists participate in the Tour de Proviso on Oct. 7. The event took them through some of Westchester’s most scenic areas. The Tour’s co-founder, Miguel Jones, is shown on the bike furthest left. Next year’s event will occur in Bellwood. See more photos on page 8.

Stalled Broadview truck terminal project restarted as some residents raise concerns

Homeowners across the street from the proposed Gardner Road development said they worry about pollution, truck traffic

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

A developer’s proposal to build a warehouse and trucking facility on roughly eight acres of land at 1821 Gardner Rd. in Broadview is back after stalling for over a year. The resuscitated proposal has prompted some people who live across the street from the site or own property nearby to publicly voice their concerns

about how the project might affect their quality of life. Phil Fornaro, an attorney representing the developer, Rainy Investments (operating as Rainy Broadview LLC), requested a special zoning use for the project at a Broadview Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Oct. 4. The Zoning and Broadview village See TRUCK TERMINAL on page 2


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