Mayor Brandon Johnson walks through the Logan Square Farmers Market on Sunday with Nilda Esparza of the Logan Square Chamber of Commerce. Esparza, concerned about the safety of vendors and shoppers, had planned to cancel this week’s market having failed to secure a city permit to shut Logan Boulevard down. With Johnson’s help the permit was approved. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
Logan Square Farmers Market vendors set up their stalls as usual on Sunday, despite a passing threat last week that organizers might pause the market due to pedestrian safety concerns.
The market’s organizer on Wednesday said they would pause the market this weekend because it failed to secure a city permit to close Logan Boulevard.
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