3 Street Vendors and Their Families Receive Financial Assistance From Little Village Nonprofit

3 street vendors and their families receive financial assistance from Little Village nonprofit

Mexican singer Juan Gabriel’s “Querida” was playing loudly through the speakers of a store selling Mexican flags and Hispanic heritage knickknacks next to the Little Village Arch on Sunday morning. Underneath the arch, the Street Vendors Association of Chicago held a news conference to announce it was giving three checks to immigrant vendors and their families after raising around $278,000 since launching a GoFundMe in late September. Many stree…