The Crystal Lake City Council has approved an ordinance allowing the city to impound buses and fine operators dropping off migrants without notice as Marengo is set to vote on a similar measure. The council unanimously passed the ordinance, which ratified the mayor’s December executive order, on Tuesday evening. It went into effect immediately. “The […]
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6 more towns in Lake County pass ordinances cracking down on migrant bus drop-offs
Six more towns in Lake County passed ordinances this week that will allow them to impound buses and fine operators if they drop off migrants without approval. The Village of Mundelein introduced a bus ordinance after saying they had “significant concerns” for the health and safety of its residents and potential passengers who could be […]
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North Chicago, Grayslake, Waukegan and Highwood pass ordinances cracking down on migrant bus drop-offs
Waukegan, North Chicago, Grayslake and Highwood have passed ordinances that will allow the towns to impound buses and fine operators if they drop off migrants without approval. Grayslake Mayor Rhett Taylor introduced an ordinance that requires buses that drop off migrants in Grayslake to have insurance, pay fees and taxes, provide a manifest and submit […]
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Woodstock, Buffalo Grove both approve ordinances aimed to curb unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs
Buffalo Grove and Woodstock both approved ordinances Tuesday evening that will allow the towns to impound buses and fine operators if they drop off migrants without approval. The Buffalo Grove Village Board unanimously voted to pass an ordinance amending a chapter of the town’s municipal code. It allows the police chief to regulate unscheduled bus stops […]
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Village board to vote on ordinance that would allow Buffalo Grove to issue fines, impound buses that drop off migrants
The village board is set to vote on an ordinance Tuesday that will allow Buffalo Grove to impound buses and fine operators if they drop off migrants without approval. The Buffalo Grove Village Board is set to vote on a proposed ordinance amending a chapter of the town’s municipal code. It would allow the police […]
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Migrants dropped off by bus at Waukegan Metra station for at least second occasion
Almost 50 migrants were reportedly dropped off at the Waukegan Metra station Friday evening, which was at least the second drop-off in the town recently. The Metra Police Department reported approximately 40-50 migrants boarded a Union Pacific North line train around 8 p.m. Friday. The migrants had offloaded from a bus that dropped them at […]
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Plane carrying migrants lands in Rockford before buses drop off migrants in Highland Park, other suburbs
Over 350 migrants were flown from Texas to Rockford overnight and bused to Chicago area Metra stations, including Highland Park, on Sunday morning. The City of Rockford said that city and county officials were alerted on Saturday that a plane carrying migrants from Texas was scheduled to land at Chicago Rockford International Airport Saturday evening. […]
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Bus drops off almost 40 migrants at Metra station in Woodstock days before city scheduled to vote on ordinance
Almost 40 migrants were dropped off Saturday at the Metra station in Woodstock just days before the city council is set to vote on an ordinance cracking down on the practice. Woodstock Mayor Michael Turner said a bus conducted a drop-off of migrants at the Woodstock Metra station. They were dropped off around 3:30 p.m. […]
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City council approves ordinance that allows McHenry to impound buses that drop off migrants
The McHenry City Council has approved an ordinance that now allows the city to impound buses and fine operators $10,000 for dropping off migrants without notice. The city council held a special meeting at 6 p.m. Friday to discuss and vote on the ordinance. The council unanimously passed the ordinance and it went into effect […]