Developer Mike Reschke proposes suburban hotels to house migrants: He's trying to help the city with the migrant crisis as he makes a big bet on the Loop rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Developer Mike Reschke is proposing to use suburban hotels to temporarily house migrants arriving in Chicago from the southern border. Reschke and his team have been reaching out to suburban mayors and hotel owners to discuss the possibility of using defunct or underutilized hotels as shelters. Reschke believes that hotels, with their private rooms and banquet halls, would be a better solution than other options like winterized base camps or retrofitting warehouses, schools, or offices. However, he anticipates political pushback from some mayors and residents. The proposal's details, such as whether the city would acquire or lease the hotels, are still unclear, and there is a lack of additional state or federal funding to manage the crisis. [Extracted from the article]

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