Black residents of Chicago's Brighton Park are suing Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over the construction of his massive tent city for illegal border crossers - but not before state authorities shut construction down over a report that the site may be a toxic landfill.
The alderwoman's letter to her constituents came only days after she was mobbed by furious residents when she visited the location of the proposed tent city on October 19.
At the hearing, it was revealed the city never issued construction permits for the tent city.
The city is arguing that residents can't hold the city accountable to follow its own zoning and building codes.
Brighton Park residents are suing the city of Chicago for a temporary restraining order on the 38th and California migrant tent city.
Even before the residents of Brighton Park launched their lawsuit, construction on Johnson's much-derided tent city was put on hold by state officials after a newly released environmental report suggested that the land upon which the tent city is being erected is dripping in hazardous chemicals.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a press conference at City Hall on Aug. 2, 2023.
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