Jennifer Aguilar

So we went in and it quickly became clear to us that this one restaurant is a microcosm of all the things that economist Chloe East had described.

So we went in and it quickly became clear to us that this one restaurant is a microcosm of all the things that economist Chloe East had described.

Do you have some time for us?

Do you have some time for us?

Do you have some time for us?

She joined us at a table for her couple minutes and we asked her, what has it been like the last few days?

She joined us at a table for her couple minutes and we asked her, what has it been like the last few days?

She joined us at a table for her couple minutes and we asked her, what has it been like the last few days?

I'm looking around and it's lunchtime. It's like noon right now. And this is a very big restaurant we're in. It holds 170 people. 170 people. I do not see 170 people in here. And when you came in, you were the only table. We were the only ones. Is this typical?

I'm looking around and it's lunchtime. It's like noon right now. And this is a very big restaurant we're in. It holds 170 people. 170 people. I do not see 170 people in here. And when you came in, you were the only table. We were the only ones. Is this typical?

I'm looking around and it's lunchtime. It's like noon right now. And this is a very big restaurant we're in. It holds 170 people. 170 people. I do not see 170 people in here. And when you came in, you were the only table. We were the only ones. Is this typical?

It's that chilling effect. She's had to halve her orders to all her suppliers, cut hours for her employees. She's going day by day right now. And despite everything, feeling somehow still kind of cautiously optimistic.

It's that chilling effect. She's had to halve her orders to all her suppliers, cut hours for her employees. She's going day by day right now. And despite everything, feeling somehow still kind of cautiously optimistic.

It's that chilling effect. She's had to halve her orders to all her suppliers, cut hours for her employees. She's going day by day right now. And despite everything, feeling somehow still kind of cautiously optimistic.

Our couple minutes with Laura comes to an end. She leaves our table and heads back to work.

Our couple minutes with Laura comes to an end. She leaves our table and heads back to work.

Our couple minutes with Laura comes to an end. She leaves our table and heads back to work.

After we left Chicago, we checked back in on Little Village. It's been two days since our visit and still no raids as of this recording. Today's episode of Planet Money was produced by Willa Rubin with an assist from Emma Peasley. It was edited by Kenny Malone. It was engineered by Sina Lafredo and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer. I'm Erika Barris.

After we left Chicago, we checked back in on Little Village. It's been two days since our visit and still no raids as of this recording. Today's episode of Planet Money was produced by Willa Rubin with an assist from Emma Peasley. It was edited by Kenny Malone. It was engineered by Sina Lafredo and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer. I'm Erika Barris.

After we left Chicago, we checked back in on Little Village. It's been two days since our visit and still no raids as of this recording. Today's episode of Planet Money was produced by Willa Rubin with an assist from Emma Peasley. It was edited by Kenny Malone. It was engineered by Sina Lafredo and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer. I'm Erika Barris.