Revitalizing Chicago Community News

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Students and recent graduates recently launched an Austin Harvest produce market at the permanent location this week, providing artwork and a sense of community in the area which was once infamous for gun violence. KBEZ's Jackie Kostek visited to speak to its founders who describe their purpose as more than serving food, but as creating an atmosphere that is more welcoming part of their goal.

illinois press conference basketball (https://mirror.xyz/0x012D387Ca842d46f8Dc4670BC6a8c919CE26343C) has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, yet smuggled firearms from neighboring states are danger to the state's residents security. We will examine this issue in more depth as well as efforts that law enforcement agencies are making to limit illegal firearm trafficking.

This week, it's the time that Chicago Bears kick off training camp. Here we examine their off-field strategies as well as the players' personal lives and social justice obligations.

The old-fashioned signs have artistic and community value in Chicago But they are also getting more and more vulnerable. This article explains how some residents are working hard to preserve their signs.