Reviving Chicago Community News

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Recent graduates and students recently inaugurated their new Austin Harvest produce market at its permanent location earlier this week. It brings artwork and a sense of community in an area that was once known for gun violence. KBEZ's Jackie Kostek visited to speak to the founders of the market who outlined their mission not just as serving food, but as creating an environment that is more welcoming as one of their goals.

Illinois News Today Shooting (Https://Pressez.Blog.Fc2.Com/) has some of the most strict gun laws in the country, yet smuggled firearms from states nearby still pose danger to the state's residents the safety of. We examine this issue in more depth as well as efforts that law enforcement agencies are making to stop illegal gun trafficking.

This week, the Chicago Bears kick off training camp. Here, we look at their off-field strategies as well as player's personal lives and social justice obligations.

The old-fashioned signs have artistic and social value in Chicago, but are being weakened by the day. We will look at the ways in which the city's residents are working to protect them.