CHICAGO (WLS) — A new Starbucks is opening in the Little Village neighborhood, but not everyone is happy about it.
Some community members do not want major companies to hurt the area’s family culture.
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Much of the concern comes from small business owners, who say the presence of a Starbucks is going to take away from the very rich, community flavor of the neighborhood, while others say they believe it will help boost their own business.
Azúcar is like a home’s living room for Little Village families, filling people up with coffee and ice cream flavors rooted in Mexican culture.
“Families can come with their children and their pets,” Azúcar owner Victor Garcia said, in Spanish.
But it is a culture, Garcia says, is at risk with the new Starbucks opening on 26th and Albany.
“I do feel like it will impact me, …