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 The city of Chicago has become the latest entity to sue some of America’s largest oil and gas companies over allegations that those companies downplayed the effects of climate change, allowing the crisis to worsen with devastating consequences.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has – for the third time — postponed the enforcement of its 60-day shelter stay policy, which is designed to limit how long migrants can stay in city-run shelters.

Under pressure from City Council members, Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday pushed back — until mid-March at the earliest — the city’s plan to evict migrants living in the city’s 28 shelters after 60 days. Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern has the story.

CHICAGO – Taking questions for the first time in weeks, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that he and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are “at odds” over how to approach the ongoing migrant crisis.

A contentious debate regarding the city’s migrant crisis continued in City Council on Wednesday as the city seeks more federal help, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.

As nearly 50,000 asylum seekers arrived at the southern border in just the last four days, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joined up with two of his counterparts to once again press for additional federal assistance in the face of the ongoing situation. Patrick Fazio has the story.

A CDPH spokesman said there have been reported cases of chickenpox in both children and adults at the shelter where a child was found unresponsive and later died.

The death of a five-year-old who had been staying a migrant shelter in Pilsen is raising questions about migrants’ access to health care and whether gaps may exist in the city of Chicago’s response to the crisis. NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle reports.

After multiple individuals were hospitalized due to illness, and one child died over the weekend, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing back against criticisms of the city’s handling of the medical needs of migrants currently housed in temporary shelters.

Chicago’s mayor addressed the “tragic death” of a 5-year-old boy who was living at a temporary migrant shelter in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood during an unrelated event on Monday.

Construction to build a winterized base camp for migrants is underway in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood, despite concerns and protests from concerned residents and Ald. Julia Ramirez, whose ward includes the site. Courtney Sisk has the story.

Construction to build a winterized base camp for migrants is underway in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood, despite concerns and protests from concerned residents and Ald. Julia Ramirez, whose ward includes the site.

Photos and video taken Wednesday morning at the site show the scale of the project, with massive cranes working to put up the framing. Lisa Chavarria has more.

The city of Chicago is moving forward with creating a base camp for migrants in the Brighton Park neighborhood despite lingering questions over potential contamination at the site. NBC 5 Investigates.

The city of Chicago is moving forward with creating a base camp for migrants in the Brighton Park neighborhood despite lingering questions over potential contamination at the site.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state has stepped in now because Chicago has moved too slowly.

As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced new state investments to help combat Chicago’s ongoing migrant crisis, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle takes a look at how far the money will go.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters after City Council meeting Wednesday that the city will soon implement a tiered-60 day stay limit for migrants in city shelters.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters after City Council meeting Wednesday that the city will soon implement a tiered-60 day stay limit for migrants in city shelters.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday in a statement called the physical attack on 12th Ward Ald. Julia Ramirez during a migrant camp protest “unconscionable.”