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The market had been operating on South Desplaines Street since 2008. This area has become the city's landing zone for migrants arriving by bus.
"They're either really fascinated by cicadas or they want to terrorize someone," says Bent Fork Bakery owner Liz Bearwald of the customers who've been purchasing the treats.
Once the richest person in Illinois, Ken Griffin pulled out in 2022, months after complaining about the city’s crime, saying “there is nowhere, where you can feel safe.”
Tiago Uribe and Yolanda Salinas, who won an online contest to switch on the fountain, were among hundreds of people and performers who encircled the 97-year-old Buckingham Fountain as wind blew mist onto people’s faces.