Thousands flock to Chicago’s West Side to honor Mexican independence and to foster cultural pride in a new generation

“About 40 years ago, Francisco Herrera left his small town in the state of Durango, Mexico, as a teenager and started a new life in Chicago washing dishes.

On Sunday, Herrera and his family joined tens of thousands from his homeland along West 26th Street from Albany to Kostner Avenues to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. The day, known in Spanish as Dieciseis de Septiembre, marks the onset of Mexico’s revolution in 1810, which led to freedom from Spanish rule.”

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