Eliza Olson, the manager of the Daybreak shelter kitchen in Joliet, has made it her…
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Joliet community’s need for fresh food
For the 13 years Daniela Jimenez has lived in Joliet, Illinois, she describes the search…
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BIG and Green Village Building in Chicago
Getting people to care about the environment and living healthy may sound like the job…
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Occupy the Hood Strikes Back at Worst Food Desert in Chicago
This story is from YRC Region 6 Community Council: Worst Food Desert In Chicago Strikes…
Roseland One Step Closer to Full-Service Grocery Store
Roseland and West Pullman residents are one step closer to their first full-service grocery store….
Longtime Independent Grocery Stores Retain Presence on South Side
In South Side neighborhoods, both independently owned grocery stores and national chains are competing for customers by offering the same service: fresh food.
Last month, Fresh Family Foods, a boutique grocery store from local restaurant chain owner Quentin Love, opened on 336 E. 95th St. in the Chatham neighborhood. Similarly, chains like Walgreens are expanding their services to provide produce for its customers in several South Side neighborhoods.
Greater Auburn Gresham’s Winter News Update
The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) newsletter is available online. Some of the events and…
Finally: Groceries, Fresh Produce for Chicago’s Near West Side
By Ed Finkel, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Residents of Chicago’s Near West Side will…