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>>> NOW TO OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT.

CHICAGO OFFICIALS AND GROUPS ARE SCRAMBLING, BUT THEY SAY THE CITY IS OUT OF MONEY, SPACE AND STAFFING.

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>> Reporter: BRANDIS, THE CITY SAYS THERE ARE ABOUT 150 ASYLUM-SEEKERS ARRIVING DAILY, AND THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING PLACES FOR THEM TO STAY.

I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST FOUR FAMILIES INCLUDING A PREGNANT WOMAN.

FAMILIES HAVE BEEN BEING MOVED TO A TEMPORARY SHELTER IN THE CITY, BUT OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH BEDS.

THE LOCAL COUNCIL HAS BEEN ORGANIZING EFFORTS SINCE AUGUST , HELPING MIGRANTS WITH HOUSING.

HE SAYS ADULTS AND CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SLEEPING HERE FOR AT LEAST THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

>> WE DROP THEM OFF AT THE POLICE STATION.

YOU HAVE IMMIGRANTS FROM COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA, EVEN SOME ROMANIAN FAMILIES.

>> AND MARIA HAS TRIED TO ASSIST WITH THE INFLUX OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS, WITH SOME ARRIVING ON PLANES AND MORE EXPECTED HERE.

REMEMBER THAT CHICAGO IS A SANCTUARY CITY AND TITLE 42 EXPIRES ON THE 11th.

THAT MEANS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL REVERT TO PREVIOUS ASYLUM LAW.

>> THE STATE STOPS EMERGENCY FUNDING IN DECEMBER.

THE CITY HAS BEEN TAKING EVERYBODY.

WE HAVE THE SYSTEM SET UP FOR SINGLE ADULTS AND NOW WE HAVE TO SET UP SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN.

I THINK THERE ARE LIKE 130 PEOPLE THERE RIGHT NOW.

>> FOR MONTHS, HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN PLACED AT SALVATION ARMY HOTELS, SHELTERS, AND RECENTLY A CLOSED WOODLAWN SCHOOL.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT MIGRANTS.

THE CITY HAS SO FAR RECEIVED $5.5 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO CARE FOR MIGRANTS WHO ARRIVED IN 2022 BUT HAS YET TO RECEIVE ANYTHING THIS YEAR.

WITH ALL THAT IT TAKES FOR STAFF TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER, AT A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE HAS DONE ALL HE CAN TO HELP CHICAGO AND HAS ASKED PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR MORE MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH HE SAYS HAS NOT BEEN NEARLY ENOUGH.

>> THERE IS NEW MONEY AVAILABLE, WE HOPE.

BUT WHO KNOWS.

MEANWHILE, MY JOB IS TO BALANCE THE BUDGET AND TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN OUR STATE.

>> AS FOR WHAT IS NEXT, THE OLDER WOMAN SUGGESTED A BETTER SYSTEM TO SUPPORT LOCAL AGENCIES BY HAVING WEEKLY CHECK INS WITH ALL THE AWARDS, NOT JUST SEPARATELY WITH THE CITY.

>> SO SITTING DOWN WITH COUNTY PARTNERS, WITH STATE PARTNERS TO SAY, WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO STOP PROGRAMS OR RELOCATE PROGRAMS FROM EXISTING PLACES IF WE CAN'T FIND OTHER FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT IN USE.

>> ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGES WILL BE FINDING SPACES FOR FAMILIES TO STAY TOGETHER.

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