(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The City of Chicago and several municipalities will be receiving funding from the state to take care of extra expenses related to the influx of migrants arriving in the area.
The grants are worth a total of $41.5 million, which can be used for shelter and housing support, food, wraparound services, legal support, and health care, according to the governor's office.
Chicago will receive the most funding at over $30 million. The rest of the grant awards will be distributed among Elgin, Oak Park, Lake County, and Joliet Township.
"Although we will still need significant federal support as this crisis continues, these grants will empower local governments to build out services and supports for new arrivals so we can successfully transition them into our state and give them the opportunity to complete their legal asylum process," Governor J.B. Pritzker said in a statement.
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