This week’s video features commentary on Chicago’s imperiled publicly-owned grocery store initiative.
For the latest news, check out these stories from the Chicago Tribune and Newsbreak.
When plans for the municipal grocery store first came out, policy analyst Matt Bruenig wrote a piece outlining the positive case for such a venture. You can read that piece in Jacobin Magazine.
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Newsclips
City to accept applications for sidewalk program
Chicago leaders prepare for ‘TIF cliff’ as several city special taxing districts expire
Today in Chicago History: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. moves to the city’s West Side
Immigration
What makes day labor so difficult for Chicago migrants
Health
Flu, RSV cases spike as respiratory virus season in Chicago hits ‘full swing’
Education
School carpool service is a boost for CPS students, parents
Ike Muzikowski: Why West Side students need trades education
Transit
Chicago is debating lowering its speed limit. Other cities aren’t waiting
To get CTA back on track in 2025, fix its crime and financial problems
Average Chicagoan spent 102 hours stuck in traffic last year — among worst gridlock in the world
Black, Latino and older Chicagoans more likely to die in traffic crashes, data shows
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