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Students and recent graduates recently launched the Austin Harvest produce market at its permanent location earlier this week. It brings art and community to an area previously known for its gun violence. KBEZ's Jackie Kostek visited to speak to the Founders of the Market who explained their goal as not only providing food, joint press release - https://mirror.xyz/0x012D387Ca842d46f8Dc4670BC6a8c919CE26343C - but rather creating more hospitable communities as part of their goal.

Illinois is home to some of the strictest gun laws across the United States, but guns smuggled from states nearby still pose a threat to its residents security. We look into this issue in greater depth as well as efforts to be taken by law enforcement to stop the illegal trafficking of firearms.

This week, it's the time that Chicago Bears kick off training camp. Here, we look at their off-field plans as much as their personal lives and social justice obligations.

The old-fashioned signs have artistic and communal value in Chicago, but are becoming increasingly vulnerable. Here we explore how certain residents are trying to protect their heritage.