Revitalizing Chicago Community News

A new generation of journalists is leading the charge to revitalize local media coverage and to reduce the threat to democracy. Our goal is to find unprecedented resources to enhance proven solutions while removing long-standing inequities in journalism coverage and practice.

Recent graduates and students recently unveiled Austin Harvest, the Austin Harvest produce market at its permanent location earlier this week. The market brings artwork and a sense of community in an area once known for gun violence. News anchors from WBEZ Jackie Kostek visited to speak to the founders of the market who outlined their purpose as more than serving food, but as creating an atmosphere that is more welcoming one of their goals.

Illinois News Today Pritzker [Form.Jotform.Com] is home to some of the strictest gun laws in world, yet firearms smuggled from states nearby still pose a threat to its residents the safety of. We look into this issue in greater detail and also the steps being taken by law enforcement to stop illegal gun trafficking.

This week this week, the Chicago Bears kick off training camp. This article focuses on their off-field strategies as well as the players' personal lives and social justice commitments.

Vintage signs add artistic and communal value in Chicago, but are being weakened by the day. We look at how the city's residents are working to protect them.