CHICAGO – Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago.
At the intersection of Grand Avenue and Emerson Street, near where the shooting took place, the small crowd set out to pay homage to Villegas González for Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday to remember loved ones who have died.
Villegas González’s girlfriend, Blanca, described him as a “very kind, gentle person” and said he was “someone who was wanted.” She said it’s hard for others to understand the pain she has gone through since his death…