When a Chicago ice cream man fell on hard times, his community rallied to support him.
Within just a few weeks, Mario Nieto needed to pay for his wife's cancer treatment, his broken-down ice cream truck, and medical care for his own heart attack.
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His neighbors in the Logan Square neighborhood raised nearly $20,000 to help cover the costs.
Nieto first opened his ice cream business in 1992 and has been continuously operating for the past 15 years.
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"Mario is what makes Logan Square great. He's a true independent business man," said Donn Bichsel, Jr., a 16-year Logan Square resident and CCO of Revolution Brewing. "He's just a genuine part of our community and it's a great thing to try to be able to help him."