To our readers,
Yesterday the Chicago Fire issued a one-game suspension to Section 8, prohibiting most organized supporter activities for Saturday’s game against the Red Bulls. They also sent a wave of notices to individual supporters informing them that their season tickets were canceled and that they were permanently banned from Toyota Park.
Earlier this summer we criticized the Fire front office for their permanent ban of Sector Latino. We had hoped that the wave of bad press and fan outrage— to say nothing of lost revenue— would bring the front office to their senses.