Nichols Farms gets removed from Wicker Park Farmers Market | Eater Chicago

"A long-running weekly market celebrating its 20th season that has implemented strict COVID‑19 protocols (masking, no touching items, one-way entry and exit and attempts to install handwashing/physical barriers), drawing customers who lined up 15–20 minutes on a recent Sunday. Management, now run by the local chamber after the city previously managed the event, removed a founding vendor for alleged repeated noncompliance after a July 12 inspector made recommendations (but issued no formal citation); the chamber says the vendor refused to rectify issues on-site and must submit a plan of action to be considered for readmittance, while community members and chefs have criticized the decision as heavy‑handed amid pandemic pressures." - Ashok Selvam