Oscar Lopez Rivera returns to Humboldt Park after three decades in prison

Oscar Lopez Rivera is led up the stairs to Humboldt Park’s Boathouse by a few hundred of his supporters May 18, 2017, after making a brief stop at La Casita de Don Pedro on Division Street during a welcome event after spending decades in prison.

Oscar Lopez Rivera, center, is led to Humboldt Park’s Boathouse as the community welcomes him in Chicago on May 18, 2017.

Oscar Lopez Rivera, center, hugs one of his supporters inside La Casita de Don Pedro on Division Street as the community welcomes him at Humboldt Park in Chicago on May 18, 2017.

Oscar Lopez Rivera, center, is led by his brother Jose Lopez, left, and U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez out of La Casita de Don Pedro in his first stop in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood May 18, 2017, after spending decades in prison.

Oscar Lopez Rivera, center, is hugged by family and supporters inside La Casita de Don Pedro during his first stop in Humboldt Park on May 18, 2017, after spending decades in prison.

Hundreds of Oscar Lopez Rivera supporters march on May 18, 2017, to the stylistic Puerto Rican gateway flag at Mozart and Division streets, where the street was named after Lopez. After three decades in prison, the Puerto Rican nationalist returned to Humboldt Park.

Supporters of Oscar Lopez Rivera wait to see and hear him speak at the Humboldt Park field house on May 18, 2017, during his return to Chicago after spending decades in prison.

Oscar Lopez Rivera’s daughter Clarisa Lopez, left, stands by him, as U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, right, introduces him at the Humboldt Park field house during his return to Chicago on May 18, 2017, after spending decades in prison.

Supporters of Oscar Lopez Rivera wait to see and hear him speak at the Humboldt Park field house on May 18, 2017, during his return to Chicago after spending decades in prison.

A person protesting the release of Oscar Lopez Rivera holds a sign, while supporters use flags to shield him, during an event welcoming Lopez to Humboldt Park on May 18, 2017. President Barack Obama commuted Lopez’s 70-year prison term in January, clearing the way for his early release.

Supporters of Oscar Lopez Rivera wait to see and hear him speak at the Humboldt Park field house on May 18, 2017, during his return to Chicago after spending decades in prison.

Oscar Lopez Rivera speaks to the crowd gathered at the Humboldt Park field house during his return to Chicago on May 18, 2017, after spending decades in prison.

Supporters of Oscar Lopez Rivera approach him at the Humboldt Park field house during his return to Chicago on May 18, 2017, after spending decades in prison.

Supporters of Oscar Lopez Rivera, wait to see and hear him speak at the Humboldt Park field house on May 18, 2017, during his return to Chicago after spending decades in prison.

Mozart Street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood is honorarily named after Oscar Lopez Rivera.