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Caregivers Furious After Gage Park Special Recreation Program Is Moved To Smaller Space At Different Park

"Discarded. That was the word that I thought of," caregiver Tiffoni Stepney-Davis told CBS. "We were discarded."

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At a community meeting, a park district representative told frustrated caregivers they did their best to find a reasonable new space for the program.
At a community meeting, a park district representative told frustrated caregivers they did their best to find a reasonable new space for the program. (CBS)

By Dana Kozlov, CBS Chicago:

CHICAGO (CBS) — "Not acceptable" – that is what parents and caregivers are saying about the new Chicago Park District location for a program for people with disabilities.

The special recreation program was abruptly moved from Gage Park a few miles north to McKinley Park this week. The reason was that so migrants could be processed at Gage Park.

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