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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Curtis Lawrence

DARK SECRETS: Could housing migrants at 12th district police station lead to better community relations - The Real Truth

Young migrants bike and walk outside the 12th District police station where dozens of them have been temporarily staying, on July 7. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

On my way to and from work, I pass by the 12th District Police Station at 14th Street and Blue Island Avenue. Over the past year, it’s come to look a little different now that it’s become a temporary home for asylum-seekers bused to Chicago.

Instead of a sterile and business-like exterior with cops and detectives coming in and out occasionally, it’s taken on the atmosphere of a community center.

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