Joanna Hernandez | wttw Juan Jose Gama Garcia has been a street vendor in Chicago for 23 years. He sells everything from tamales to corn, fruit and Mexican candy. He’s one of hundreds of vendors in Chicago who have had to adapt to changing city regulations over the years. Those regulations require vendors to …
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New statute will make it easier to launch and grow worker coops by Karen Kahn Illinois Coalition for Cooperative Advancement celebrates passage of the Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act. On August 9, Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois signed into law the Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act (LWCAA), which provides for a new business entity in the state, …
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Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot campaigned on a promise to “Bring in the Light,” positioning herself as a progressive candidate who would uplift all Chicagoans. Prior to the runoff, the Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) asked both candidates where they stood on food justice issues that impact Chicago’s communities. In response to the eight detailed questions …
Carmen Nava es la primera persona de una cocina comunitaria en ser certificada para vender comida caliente en un carrito ambulante. Operar un carrito para vender tamales le costó a Nava dos años de proceso para obtener una licencia de vendedor ambulante, pasar dos inspecciones, tres intentos para certificarse como preparadora de alimentos, y acondicionar …
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Decenas de vendedores ambulantes de Chicago establecieron una cocina comercial cerca de La Villita con el propósito de cumplir con los requisitos de sanidad que impuso la alcaldía al regular la venta ambulante de alimentos. En febrero, el Concejo Municipal modificó la ordenanza que regula a los vendedores ambulantes y que entró en vigor el …
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