Venezuelan Couple’s Empanadas A Hit In Humboldt Park, Selling Out Daily As They Wait For Work Permits

HUMBOLDT PARK – Before dawn, Angelica and Daniel set up colorful signs and a small table in Humboldt Park, ready to serve hot coffee and Venezuelan empanadas. The couple, asylum seekers from Venezuela, have become a staple at the neighborhood’s busy intersection of North and California avenues. They’re reaping the benefits of the area’s foot traffic, catering to people waiting in the long line at the state’s human services and family community resource building, many of whom are other asylum seekers from Latin America.

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