A 94-year-old Chicago billionaire hired workers to scatter nuts around Lincoln Park to feed squirrels for years; leftover food attracted rats, damaged park property and disrupted a nearby farmers' market
- Representative AI imageA Chicago billionaire's unusual effort to feed squirrels has sparked a dispute over rat infestations, damage to public property and the cost of maintaining one of the city's best-known parks.
- Barre Seid, a 94-year-old industrialist, has allegedly paid workers to distribute Brazil nuts, walnuts, peanuts and other food around his home and nearby Lincoln Park for more than three years.
- According to local officials, the feeding has attracted pigeons and contributed to a rat problem, with burrows appearing near trees and vendors at the nearby Green City Market encountering ro
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- Representative AI imageA Chicago billionaire's unusual effort to feed squirrels has sparked a dispute over rat infestations, damage to public property and the cost of maintaining one of the city's best-known parks.
- Barre Seid, a 94-year-old industrialist, has allegedly paid workers to distribute Brazil nuts, walnuts, peanuts and other food around his home and nearby Lincoln Park for more than three years.
- According to local officials, the feeding has attracted pigeons and contributed to a rat problem, with burrows appearing near trees and vendors at the nearby Green City Market encountering ro
Sources: Times of India