Kids, sometimes no older than 5, holding a small bouquet, passing between outdoor restaurant tables and lingering on the sidewalk outside bars and nightlife clubs.
 

Chicago Tribune

How children selling flowers have become synonymous with Chicago’s popular corridors: ‘It’s dangerous’

Experts say that the population of “street-working children” is on the rise in Chicago and other major cities across the country. While it’s not been uncommon to see young kids who sell merchandise on sidewalks or streets around the world in countries suffering socioeconomic hardship, it’s become an increasingly common sight across the city, including River North and near Fulton Market in the West Loop.

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