2022 will likely be a bumper year for Chicago-area farmers markets. Several suburbs have added new markets or expanded the hours or days of existing ones. They’re also offering more crowd-pleasing extras, from live music to artists’ tables to kids’ activities.
It could be a good year for shoppers, too: Healthy organic food remains fairly untouched by inflation that is driving up prices at grocery stores, and several event organizers say they are making it easier this year for recipients of Illinois Link/SNAP food assistance cards to use their benefits. Find a full list of 70-plus markets in the Chicago area and suburbs below, organized by day of the week for easy shopping.
Chicago has a tradition of markets. Vicki Riemersma and Bill Zandstra from Zandstra Farms laugh with a customer at a farmer’s market near Armitage and Halsted streets in 1983. Richard Derk / Chicago Sun-Times
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A Chicago police officer will announce he’s running for mayor of Chicago Sunday.
Frederick Collins is expected to officially declare his candidacy at a campaign event at 12:30 p.m. at Performing Christ Ministries.
“Today, I ask that you help me Institute new reforms and bring about the revival and renewal of our great American city while there is still time,” Collins said in a statement. “As Mayor, I will immediately place into action a citywide plan to stop the blatant deadly crime sprees and carjackings that have plagued our city, our communities, and businesses too. Thus, causing the citizens of our great city to also feel unsafe and fearful within their own neighborhoods.”
He’s been with CPD for nearly 30 years, a news release said.
Collins wants to fight for safe neighborhoods and better schools, according to the release. His plan for improving schools includes an elected school board, and he is proposing a 15-year property tax freeze amid the COVID pandemic.
Democratic State Rep. Kam Buckner jumped into the Chicago mayor’s race Thursday.
Buckner said safety is a top concern for him and the entire city. His plan would include investing more in prevention programs.
“We’ve got to treat this pandemic of violence the same way we treated the pandemic of COVID,” Buckner said. “It means to do whatever is necessary to get it eradicated.”
Buckner said he is lining up financial support and working on getting the backing of the business community, which has reportedly been looking for a replacement for Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The mayor said she will be making her reelection announcement soon.
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CHICAGO (CBS) — Many may remember Keith Thonton , the 911 dispatcher praised for how he coordinated the response the night officers Ella French and Carlos Yanez were shot in the line of duty. Saturday night he was at the helm again when mobs of young people went to The Loop and Millennium Park and a teen was killed.
Sunday Thornton posted on Facebook saying, “Chicago is in a death spiral and has quickly turned into a city that caters strictly to criminals who target the innocent. There is absolutely no accountability and there are no consequences for bad or even deadly behavior. Many parents have stopped parenting and most politicians have forced our police officers to stop policing in such a way that they should.”
More than 1,200 people weighed in on a CBS 2 Twitter poll asking whether the violence in Chicago has affected plans to go downtown.
More than 79% said yes.
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Some Illinois counties have reached a high alert level under standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as rates continue to rise across the state.
Plus, there’s a new update on vaccines for children under the age of 5.
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today:
Pfizer Says 3 COVID Shots Protect Children Under 5
Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots.
The news comes after months of anxious waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers, especially as COVID-19 cases once again are rising. The 18 million tots under 5 are the only group in the U.S. not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.
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Rising COVID cases have prompted emergency meetings and the return of masks at some Chicago-area schools. The increase in metrics have prompted state health officials to encourage booster shots for those who are eligible and indoor masking. Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois…
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