Puerto Rican Festival in Humboldt Park begins, tent dwellers told to move

While thousands of people are expected to come enjoy the festivities in Humboldt Park over the next several days, earlier this week, several people living in tents throughout the park were told to relocate to another part of the park.
WGN's Jewell Hillery reports on the story.
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[@1ale2slick1]

Relocating tents?? I thought it was illegal, smh...

[@ninahndz5880]

We are a mix of more than that. Corsicans, Irish, German, French...all those migrated since early 1600s.❤

[@burlingwillow7140]

Puerto Ricans deserve to have this festival. So the unhoused are moved to the other side of the park … that’s okay, they’re fine . Honestly I didn’t know they had tents in the park …the city needs to house them like they have the migrants… cmon Brandon you can do it!

[@damikey85]

So a building can’t be made for the tent dwellers? Oh ok Mayor Brandon

[@thomastherriault8632]

I can't wait to see the chairs. 👀

[@mikejake8489]

If Julian won he would have respected them and would have given protection for them also the lady is really mean I asked her and her crew for hiv testing location in the area and she said I don’t care about you guys you guys have boystown for help and testing hurt her own community

[@aaronfulkerson346]

Just move your tent

[@generalursus9703]

The organizers of this event better hope "ninjas", dont show up and ruin everything.

[@Hattricks68]

Like the Jan 6th Ninjas! And the Charlottesville Virginia tiki torch Ninjas 🥷🏻

[@yolandamontalvo3557]

😂😂😂👎

[@wwedivas2011]

Sorry ya'll but New York City Puerto Rican Parade it the biggest event in United States..

[@detoxgaming705]

Just a propaganda train.. Nothing But government funded establishment walking down the streets, like they are just advertising shit to you Nu Yokas and you dont even know. This right here is straight from the heart, We are the parade.

[@ninahndz5880]

​. No, it is not

[@ninahndz5880]

Stop that...There is no competition! What's important is our presence n pride

[@jay0726]

Food look's great 👍 💯❤️🇵🇷🧢

[@ritahaywood7281]

Where immigrants affected

[@FVeee]

PUERTO RICO NEEDS TO BECOME INDEPENDENT!!!! IF WE BECOME A STATE WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE CULTURE AND MORE WEALTHY PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO BUY OUR LANDS AND OWN OUR ANCESTRIAL HOMES!!!! SAY NO TO STATEHOOD!!!!

[@rememberyourfuture]

People don’t understand most of those “Tent Dwellers” are also homeless Puerto Ricans. I been living in Humboldt park my entire life, and California and division are full of homeless Puerto Ricans.

[@alcam8545]

Venezuelans and homeless

[@tevincastro2901]

666 humboldt park 1996 puerta rican mexican

[@BienSwinginbase]

They have a Puerto Rican festival in Chicago? that's a little goated, but they don't need mirgants and all that stuff.

[@yackawaytube]

Sounds like your ignorant side is showing again. Puerto Ricans get automatic US citizenship because Puerto Rica is a US territory.

[@BienSwinginbase]

@@yackawaytube Nah, I'm a Puerto Rican and Dominican myself I liked the Puetro Rican Day parade but they don't need mirgants bossman and how was that arrogant?

[@josemercado4702]

Puerto Ricans are not migrants. Go and educate yourself.

[@ninahndz5880]

​@@BienSwinginbase there is a difference between migrants n illegal migrants

[@alcam8545]

In a few years it will be Venezuelans fest 😂

[@jalatr84]

🤮

[@yackawaytube]

Puerto Rico is a US territory. Venezuela is not.

[@jalatr84]

@@yackawaytube Venezuela is bs like its people