New Food Truck Festival on South Side features Black-owned restaurants September 13

New Food Truck Festival on South Side features Black-owned restaurants September 13

Food Truck Festival in West Pullman neighborhood features local Black-owned restaurants, family activities and live music from J.ARTiz and Mo' Soul

CHICAGO — The nonprofit Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC) — an organization that provides strategic community-building services to residents and businesses across Chicago’s Far South Side neighborhoods and south suburban Cook County — is excited to announce its new Food Truck Festival on Saturday, September 13 from 1 p.m.–5 p.m. This free all-ages event will be held in the parking lot of Maple Park Marketplace (821 W. 115th Street) at the southwest corner of Halsted Street and 115th Street in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood, across from the Morgan Park Commons development.

Far South CDC’s Food Truck Festival brings together families and neighbors from Far South Side communities for an unforgettable afternoon of delicious food, live music and entertainment. Food is included with free registration at farsouthcdc.org/festivals.

There will be eight featured food trucks including Whadda Jerk, Harold's Chicken 55 and Tacos 606, plus dessert from Rainbow Cone. Live music will be provided by J.ARTiz and Mo' Soul. Additional food trucks will be announced soon.

For more information and registration for Far South CDC’s Food Truck Festival on September 13 in West Pullman, visit farsouthcdc.org/festivals. Food is included with free registration.

Far South CDC is currently working to redevelop the Maple Park Marketplace shopping plaza at Halsted Street and 115th Street, including the former Aldi and Walgreens sites, with plans to bring in a new dine-in restaurant, health center and grocery store. Maple Park Marketplace is located across the street from Far South CDC’s 12-acre Morgan Park Commons mixed-use housing development. Both sites are situated along the South Halsted commercial corridor at the intersection of the West Pullman, Morgan Park and Roseland neighborhoods.

Morgan Park Commons and Maple Park Marketplace are part of Far South CDC’s bold Bringing Communities Back Initiative to repurpose nearly 1 million square feet of blighted community areas into thriving community anchors that will spur economic growth and repopulate communities on Chicago’s Far South Side that have experienced decades of chronic disinvestment.

The Food Truck Festival is presented by Far South CDC with the support of sponsors and partners including Special Service Area #45, 21st Ward Alderman Ronnie Mosley, Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III and Illinois State Representative Justin Slaughter.

Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides strategic community-building services to residents and businesses in Chicago’s Far South Side neighborhoods and across south suburban Cook County. Far South CDC is one of the largest comprehensive community development organizations in the Chicago region that provides direct residential support, business assistance, and equitable development and planning services. The organization is a voice and advocate for economic, environmental and social justice for residents and businesses in the region. For more information, visit farsouthcdc.org.

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