Northwest Side café vandalized with racial slurs month after opening, owner says

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Nov. 8, 2026, 8 p.m.
Last Updated Nov. 8, 2026, 8 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/nw-side-cafe-vandalized/

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A restaurant owner on the city's Northwest Side says he was met with racial slurs when he went to open on Sunday morning. Mi Gente Café on Harlem and Farragut just opened its doors to the public a month ago. The offensive messages were written on the restaurant's front windows and included anti-Me...