A transformed liquor store in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood is now a pop-up market offering fresh produce for an area often hit with food insecurity. It’s an effort by Austin teenagers, with funding from Chicago professional athletes, and the By the Hand Kids Club. But it was an idea driven by the teens. The widespread protests… Read More

A group of teenagers from Austin got a boost from Chicago professional athletes to open a new food market for the Austin community. Austin, with only two stores where residents can buy healthy fresh food, has long been known as a food desert even while the neighborhood had 12 liquor stores. According to a story… Read More

A Chicago sports radio talk show host collected over $660,000 from listeners to make the dream of a new brick-and-mortar food store in Austin a reality. Last summer, former Chicago Bears linebacker Sam Acho recruited many of his fellow athletes to raise money to help create a pop-up food market on the site of a… Read More