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What was the dispute? >> yeah, so, thanks again for having me on the show. the individual claim that the sidewalk was not 8 feet of clearance, and in fact, this is precisely why we made this structure. unfortunately, we are in a bus lane, as you can see, so we don't m have the luxury other places do of putting these outside setups in the street.so we are forced to only have it on the side sidewalk, and friendly, i can only have three tables inside this set up, so we measure and set it up. the inspector had a problem with our sidewalk sign, and more importantly, the water bowls for the dogs tha...

>> the gang's money-making schemes don't end there. they're known to shake down local business owners as well. >> the gangs are probably running many more legitimate businesses on that street so, again, paying like a tax so they won't incur any problems from any of the gang members. >> this is something like out of the '30s or '40s you'd see like the italian mafia run. now it's the street gangs of chicago. it's organized crime essentially. >> some of these people are either intimidated or just fear them enough that they say, you know what? i'll just keep my mouth shut. all it is, it's a form o...