CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A property owner, who has allowed hundreds of migrants to move into some of his buildings, has now accused a Chicago alderman of threatening him.
Chris Amatore said Southeast Side Ald. Greg Mitchell (7th) screamed at him, threatened his life and threatened to terminate a Chicago Housing Authority contract with Amatore’s business because he didn’t tell the alderman in advance of letting the migrants move in.
The Sun-Times reports Amatore filed a complaint with the Chicago inspector general after last week’s incident inside the 7th Ward office. He didn’t comment for the story, but he did speak with CBS 2 in January.
“I’ve had a lot of success in my life, and I’m very grateful to God for that,” he told the station. “I don’t know what it is, something kind of snapped in me, and I feel like I’m on God’s plan, and I’m just trying to help.”
The paper said the complaint was mailed to all 50 alderpersons. Mitchell allegedly demanded to know why Amatore was offering free housing to migrants only and not to “help Black people in his ward.”