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2023 Chicago Market Board of Directors Candidate Statements

Candidates for the Board of Directors are asked a series of questions to help the Owners of Chicago Market make an informed decision. Here are the responses from our candidates this year:

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Update: First Bank Loan On the Books

We have exciting news to share!

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Update: Our Project's Timeline

We have a nifty new tool to share information with you about your Co-op's progress!

We want you to have access to more detail about the many steps involved to get our Co-op open. 

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Update: Chicago Market joins a co-op

What is a 'secondary purchasing co-op' and why is Chicago Market joining one? Who is INFRA?

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Update: City Council Approves Chicago Market Recovery Program Grant

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We are excited that we've taken the next big milestone step in the process related to the Chicago Recovery Program (CRP) Grant we've received this summer!

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Announcing Our Ownership Grant Program

We often explain that one of the strengths of a co-op is that Owners have a voice in our store. Today we have an exciting example of that to share.

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Owners Approve New Principles for Chicago Market

Chicago Market has always held the internationally recognized Seven Cooperative Principles as guides and we've committed to following them in our Bylaws and Policy Governance documents.

But we know we can hold ourselves accountable to more, so it's exciting that at the Board's recommendation, our Owners have now also approved and added six additional principles to guide us in our work.


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2022 Chicago Market Board of Directors Candidate Statement

Candidates for the Board of Directors are asked a series of questions to help the Owners of Chicago Market make an informed decision. Here is the response from our candidate this year:

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Bylaw Amendment Proposal — 2022

During this year’s Annual Meeting, in addition to the traditional vote for Board member candidates you see each year, we have an additional item which are the following proposed Bylaw amendments. These proposed amendments were made after months of deliberation, review, revisions, etc. and were unanimously approved by your Board to be brought forward to the Owners for a vote. To that end, we strongly encourage a yes vote for the adoption of all amendments.

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Exciting Funding News

Today Chicago Market was selected by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to receive
over $5 million in grant funds to
make our store a reality!

We've worked diligently as a Co-op, building up one of the largest start-up Owner bases in the country — 2,200 now! And together we've raised over $1.6 million to fund our store. This large investment from the City recognizes you, recognizes your shared community values and goals, and it clears the path for the final phase of our development.



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