Rosemary Metzger Wants a Grocery Store Where She Has a Voice
Rosemary Metzger, Owner #1495, has a vision for ways her grocery Co-op can help her. Read how.
Read moreThe Producer's Perspective from Meliora Cleaning Products
We're excited to bring you a guest blog post from Kate Jakubas, Owner #406, who has a producer's perspective on the value of Chicago Market in our city.
In early 2013, probably right around when you were starting to get some traction on the Chicago Market idea, I had a little seed of an idea that I wanted to make cleaning products.
Read moreWelcome New Owner Martha Feldman!
Martha Feldman, Owner #1515 joined us recently and we're excited to get to know her.
Read moreThanks to Our Volunteers for a Terrific 2018!
With 2018 behind us, Chicago Market – (YOUR) Community Co-op – would like to take the opportunity to say THANK YOU to ALL our volunteers for your time, talent, and enthusiasm.
Read moreThe WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, AND WHY OF Business Ownership
Readers of Chicago Market’s blog – and attendees at our Co-op events – often hear us refer to Chicago Market’s “Business Owners.” We’ve started to get questions about who they are, what they do – and what the benefits of Business Ownership are. To answer these queries, we’re taking the classic journalism approach to deliver everything you need to know about this great opportunity to support Chicago Market – and your business, too!
Read moreChicago Market Board Meeting Minutes - October 24, 2018
Attendees: Grant, Lee, Dana, Dan, Greg, Sara, Anthony, Joel, Pat, Kristin, Sofia, JM
Guests: Nelson Borelli and Jackie
Leslie Watson, CDS Board Governance Consultant, via phone
Minutes: Dana
Uptown Resident Connie Smith joins Chicago Market!
Connie Smith was one of the Uptown residents who signed up to become an Owner of Chicago Market at the Up & Under Fest on September 15! Learn more about her here....
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Fat Cat Mixer Nabs Two New Owners for Chicago Market!
Uptown bright spot Fat Cat welcomed a number of co-op-curious folk on Monday, October 1 as the Market moved 2 Owners closer to our goal of 2000 by year’s end to keep the build-out of our Co-op moving forward. That puts our current Owner tally at 1,408!
As at all Co-op Mixers (this was our third to date this fall), several enthusiastic Chicago Market Owners stepped up to the mic to share a bit about who they are…and what drives their support of Chicago Market. Here’s a bit of what they had to say:
Read moreWhy did Dana and Josh Penley become Owners?
Dana and Josh, longtime Uptown residents, are thrilled to be two of the newest Owners of Chicago Market - #1344. Learn more about them...
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