When Justina Machado returns home to her native Chicago, she barely recognizes it. Machado grew up in the neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Humboldt Park and Logan Square — all of which she says have been gentrified.
“You love the good restaurants, you love all this beauty, but you’re sad that your people get pushed out because who doesn’t want great restaurants and great places and safety? Who doesn’t want that? The problem is, a lot of my people get pushed out... Taxes and property are like three times what you could buy in the ’80’s, ’90s and early 2000s. It’s sad to watch.”
