ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) — The City of Elgin has been working on plans to move its homeless population into hotels—after two fires ripped through an encampment in the area.
The Elgin City Council will vote on the plans Wednesday night.
The city is working with the Lexington Inn & Suites NW Chicago Elgin, at 1585 Dundee Ave., to relocate people. The city council will decide at its meeting Wednesday night what that relocation could look like.
A homeless advocate whom CBS News Chicago connected with said putting the residents up in a hotel would be a start.
“It’s a nice temporary, especially because it’s winter, so it makes my heart feel good that they’re at least going to be warm,” said Elgin resident and advocate for the homeless Perla Sanchez.
The first fire at “Tent City” at State and Kimball streets broke out two weeks ago, on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 4. Three structures were destroyed, and about 40 people and their pets were displaced.