Food vendors from Chicago, other cities rally against restrictive regulations
Chicago street vendors were joined by others from cities, including Los Angeles and New York, where organizers say their advocacy is making a real impact.
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Chicago street vendors were joined by others from cities, including Los Angeles and New York, where organizers say their advocacy is making a real impact.
Chicago street vendors were joined by food workers from across the country downtown on Monday in hopes of reforming laws they say are hurting them.
One expert says there seems to be an uptick in enforcement, whereas usually vendors were mostly left alone.
Recent videos online show Chicago police officers escorting street vendors in the Loop and confiscating their merchandise. One expert says there seems to be an uptick in enforcement, whereas usually vendors were mostly left alone.
Typically, around Michigan Avenue, vendors line that part of Millennium Park, but the majority of those vendors have gone missing amid the crackdown.
A street vendor named Wilson took a video as the corn he sells on the street was dumped down the sewer.
A street vendor named Wilson took a video as the corn he sells on the street was dumped down the sewer. Next, the video shows his cups, cotton candy, chips, and even a beverage jug were thrown in the trash. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
