Reviving Chicago Community News
A new generation of journalists are driving the effort to rejuvenate local coverage of news and reduce the threat to democracy. Our goal is to raise unprecedented funds to strengthen proven solutions, while removing long-standing inequities in journalistic coverage and practice.
Students and recent graduates inaugurated Austin Harvest, the Austin Harvest produce market at its permanent site this week, bringing artwork and a sense of community in the area which was once infamous press release for an event - https://pressez.substack.com/p/the-Importance-of-press-releases, its gun violence. KBEZ's Jackie Kostek visited to speak to the Founders of the Market who explained their purpose as more than offering food, but also creating an atmosphere that is more welcoming part of their goal.
Illinois boasts some of strictest gun laws across the United States, but guns smuggled from states nearby still pose a threat to its residents the safety of. We examine this issue in greater depth and the measures being taken by law enforcement to stop the illegal trafficking of firearms.
This week, it's the time that Chicago Bears kick off training camp. Here we examine their off-field plans as much as the personal lives of players and social justice obligations.
Vintage signs provide both artistic and communal value in Chicago But they are also getting more and more vulnerable. We look at how certain residents are trying to preserve their signs.