This week’s video features commentary on Chicago’s efforts to address its food desert crisis.
For more on this story, see WBEZ’s story on Save A Lot and the Chicago Tribune’s story on a city-owned market.
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Newsclips
The plot to assassinate Black America
Ethics board ‘revokes’ informal agreement that allowed mayor to accept pricey gifts
Chicago has not been immune from air traffic controller shortages in recent years
Finance Committee signs off on Johnson's $830 million general obligation bond issue
How Trump’s plan to shrink the federal workforce could impact Illinois
West Side community center sees its economic impact in real time
Cook County assessor: we are improving accuracy and fairness in property assessments
Who will be Chicago’s next mayor?
City's homeless shelters fail on accessibility for people with disabilities
Black excellence in construction celebrated at black tie gala
Immigration
Justice Department sues Chicago over sanctuary city policies
Chicago restaurant workers prepare as ICE arrests cast fear, uncertainty over industry
ICE claims to target those with criminal records, but Chicago area arrests show otherwise
Notes threatening deportation left at front door of Afghan family's Skokie home
Health
'A symptom of a larger sickness': navigating mental health care on Chicago's South and West Sides
Chicago creating monument honoring COVID-19 victims, frontline workers
Chicago flu cases spike, most intense in 15 years. Here's where to get a free vaccine
Public safety & criminal justice
Reform groups say CPD’s new plan to stop and search Chicagoans violates Constitution, consent decree
Creation care
Aspen Institute climate conference moves to Chicago
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