It’s noon, and Maria Tello is putting each pastry in its respective display case with delicate hands while Graciela Echeverria furiously mops the floor as though it will never be clean enough; the women are preparing for the afternoon rush of customers at Pierre’s Bakery in Chicago’s Logan Square. The bakery is making adjustments to […]
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It’s an hour before the Chicago Cubs Home Opener, and Daniel Rico is furiously folding shirts as baseball fans order and purchase Cubs ware and souvenirs at a stand right outside the Addison Red Line stop. Many Wrigleyville businesses rely on the first game of the season to boost profits. Rico, a sales associate at […]
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