block club has reported on many immigrant-owned businesses in predominantly latino neighborhoods seeing lower foot traffic and sales in their businesses and communities as a result of fear and economic hardship from ICE violence.
i compiled some of my favorite food crawl itineraries & restaurant recs in chicago’s predominantly latino neighborhoods targeted by ICE, and wanted to share them here to encourage folks to patronize some of these spots (& other latino businesses not listed)!:
Humboldt Park, Pilsen: https://open.substack.com/pub/monastongue/p/food-crawls-to-support-chicagos-latino?r=258hr8&utm_medium=ios
Albany Park, Avondale, Logan Square: https://open.substack.com/pub/monastongue/p/food-crawls-to-support-chicagos-latino-5b9?r=258hr8&utm_medium=ios
Brighton Park, McKinley Park, Little Village, Far North Side (+ List of other resources & ways to help): https://open.substack.com/pub/monastongue/p/food-crawls-to-support-chicagos-latino-969?r=258hr8&utm_medium=ios
note: these recs are limited to neighborhoods i’ve frequented and restaurants i’ve visited, so obviously nowhere near exhaustive. please additionally share some of your favorite spots not listed that have been hit esp hard by ICE presence and/or have been active in helping neighbors against ICE / making donations!!
by sadgorl312
Dining and Cooking