CHICAGO - Some Chicago neighborhoods say they finally feel a little safer now that federal immigration agents have left the city.

In South Lawn, one restaurant has become a lifeline for families who were too afraid to leave their homes for food.

Local perspective:

Rudy Luna, owner of El Pollo Cris Cris in South Lawn, said this weekend felt different, a sense of relief, with more families returning to the streets.

For the past month, Luna has been feeding families who avoided grocery stores during the height of immigration enforcement. Others, he said, simply needed help. He began by donating chicken from his kitchen and delivering it directly to homes of those too afraid to go out.

"Most of the people that don’t come are afraid to come out, so those are the people we are trying to

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