Rosemary Metzger, Owner #1495, has a vision for ways her grocery Co-op can help her. Read how.

Chicago Market is more than a co-op grocery store; we are a community and we are celebrating the talented musicians in our midst at our first-ever Chicago Market Musician Showcase at Uncommon Ground, Lakeview!

Join us for dinner, drinks and music from acts that feature at least one Chicago Market Owner. Americana and Old Time music with Kolleen Blume; the big band sounds of Funkalicious Big Band, with Greg Berlowitz, Lori Eich and friends, and more.

Come be a part of Chicago Market's community with music, food and organic Greenstar beer. Everyone's welcome! Meet fellow Owner friends and musicians or talk with us about becoming an Owner. 

Click here to make a table reservation at Uncommon Ground now!

Cover: $8

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.

Martha Feldman, Owner #1515 joined us recently and we're excited to get to know her.

Want to learn about Chicago Market from the comfort of your own home? Register for our February Online Ownership Info Session!

Chicago Market Board members Dana and Grant will lead you through an informative session about Chicago Market, how to become an Owner, and we'll answer any questions you may have, all via Google Hangout.

No special tech required and no software to download*. Once you register, we'll send you a Google Calendar invitation with a link to follow the day of our web presentation. Click in; we'll present and you can ask questions via chat. Easy to do and you can stay in your pjs!

Google Hangout limits attendees, so we're taking the first 25 folks who RSVP below.

If you're a small business owner, listen in to learn how becoming a Business Owner of Chicago Market can benefit us both!

*Note that if you choose to view via your mobile device, you will need to download the Google Meet app ahead of time. 

Chicago Market isn't just a grocery store. It's a community. And the best part about being part of a community is getting to meet new people and learn about awesome things happening in the city all around you.

That's why Chicago Market is hosting another Mixer at Bistro Campagne in Lincoln Square!

Not only can you come learn about the awesome community-owned co-op grocery store coming to Uptown, you can also find out more about some of Chicago Market's close community partners.

Come on your own or, in the spirit of building community, bring a friend with you. It'll be a fun evening of drinks and food, community-building and learning. Plus, if you want to become an Owner of Chicago Market you'll be able to do so on the spot. 

See you there!

Update: Bistro Campagne is donating a cheese and charcuterie board as snacks for the event and offering specials on red and white wines by the glass. They encourage everyone to make reservations for after the Mixer and stay for dinner! Reserve a table with them here. 

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!

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....

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:

Lakeview Pantry
Minutes: Sara Dinges
In attendance: Lee, Kristin, Sara, Greg, Dan, Pat, Dana, Ankit, Sofia
Guests: Rachel Ramirez, Jessica Droeger