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A child receives food from the nonprofit Chi-Care, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago.

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A young person eating food

A child receives food from the nonprofit Chi-Care, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago.

Erin Hooley/AP

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Shelter deadline delayed again, saving 1,900 migrants from February eviction

Plus, City Council is set to convene on a resolution on whether to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

A child receives food from the nonprofit Chi-Care, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago.

Erin Hooley/AP
By Ellie Gilbert-Bair Meha Ahmad
   

The 1,900 migrants who were set to be evicted from shelters Thursday will now be able to stay until at least mid-March. Does the city have a plan to help migrants find long-term housing?

Reset learns the latest on the 60-day shelter limit, City Council’s upcoming vote on a Gaza cease-fire resolution and how polling staff shortages will impact the Illinois primary election.

GUEST: Tessa Weinberg, WBEZ city government and politics reporter

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