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Vacant lot once eyed for migrants will cost taxpayers $1.8 million

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NBC 5 InvestigatesApril 10, 2025 10:23 pm

Vacant lot once eyed for migrants will cost taxpayers $1.8 million

The City of Chicago will pay the owners of a vacant lot in Brighton Park more than $816,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged the city failed to make monthly lease payments for the use of the land – that was once eyed as a place to house up to 2,000 migrants in winterized tents.

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