From a lively pool hall to a bakery selling traditional Mexican sweet breads, tattoo artist Brian Nazario shares the spots that he believes makes Albany Park unique.
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See AllFrom a beloved grocery store to a family-owned Pakistani restaurant, Bharat Sharma shares the places he believes makes West Ridge special.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
I love my people, my community. I don’t want immigrants like me to feel how I have sometimes felt: out of place in some restaurants or festivals in the city. They should know they deserve to be in those spaces.
Despite barriers to attending college as an undocumented immigrant, this DACA recipient paved her own career path as a content creator to uplift immigrant-owned businesses in Chicago.















