On Saturday, Navy Pier’s Festival Hall was filled with row upon row of gleaming, customized cars and bikes adorned with foxtails, flowers, Mexican flags and Día de los Muertos altars.

One vehicle was covered with images of Chucky and other horror film characters. Another featured a hydraulic system wrapped in a painting of the Last Supper.

Those were just two of the standouts at “Slow & Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival,” which showcased 178 cars with hydraulic power to lift and lower them. The event highlighted Midwest car, bike and motorcycle clubs and celebrated Latino culture amid Hispanic Heritage Month.

But just as striking were the empty spaces representing 30 exhibitors fearful of attending given the heavy presence of agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Chic

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