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Overall, hospital officials said asylum-seekers had made 28,600 visits to CCH in that span.īetween September and January, the state had covered the cost of nursing staff, while CCH “covered all other operational costs, including physicians, facility, supplies, and pharmaceuticals,” CCH spokeswoman Alexandra Normington told the Tribune in April.

Through the end of April, Cook County Health provided care to roughly 6,000 asylum-seekers since September 2022, including health screenings and primary care at a Northwest Side clinic, and when needed, specialty or inpatient services at Stroger Hospital. That means on the county government side, costs are also expected to rise.

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But the harsh living conditions continue in Chicago, where more than 700 migrants are currently sleeping on the floors of Chicago police station lobbies, thousands more in makeshift shelters, and divisions continue to emerge among communities and local officials over how to handle their needs without neglecting longtime Chicagoans. Pritzker’s administration has said the state has spent a total of $260 million on shelter and care for asylum-seekers. On the federal side, the city’s $66.7 million request to FEMA was met with a $4.3 million award.

When they asked a second time, for $61.7 million, the state granted just $10 million. In a budget hearing this month, city officials said they first requested $53.5 million from the state and only got $20 million. The push-and-pull between Chicago and Springfield over how to pay for the influx of migrants continues as both Republican governors and nonprofits at southern border states, particularly Texas, don’t appear likely to stop flying and busing asylum-seekers north anytime soon.