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CHICAGO (CBS) — This holiday season, there’s a chance to shop local and to support diverse talent from all over the Chicago area. The annual Austin Holiday Market opened Friday morning on the West Side, showcasing and supporting small Black- and Brown-owned businesses and nonprofits from around the city. “If you…

For the past nine seasons, the NFL’s annual My Cause My Cleats initiative has provided players with a platform to support causes and non-profit organizations close to them through custom cleats on game day. While community involvement and advocacy is a year-round priority for the Bears, the team’s strong and…

CHICAGO, Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Sharp Capital Advisors, a boutique investment bank specializing in the cannabis industry, proudly supported the BUILD organization in Chicago last week during its annual turkey and winter coat giveaway. Sharp donated 1,000 turkeys to the most needy families in the Austin and Humboldt Park neighborhoods, two areas served by BUILD’s youth…

D is 16, and had been struggling with low self-esteem and trust, hanging around the wrong group of guys. So early on in our relationship, the four of us took him and his mother grocery shopping: they were so amazed. ‘Nobody ever did this for us,’ D said, looking up…

Jaisol Marinez among Latino leaders at ‘La Mesa Latina’ youth luncheon. Watch the full story from ABC 7 Chicago here.

While there was a 9% increase in violence in Austin in 2023, the half mile surrounding the Austin campus of BUILD — or Broader Urban Involvement & Leadership Development, a gang intervention, violence prevention and youth development organization — experienced a 13% decrease, according to the Chicago Data Portal. The…

HUMBOLDT PARK — Community leaders are ramping up efforts to interrupt gang violence amid a series of Humboldt Park shootings in recent months. There have been 28 shootings, five of them fatal, in the neighborhood since July, according to city crime data. During the same time period last year, there were…

CHICAGO – A group of Chicago activists took their bikes out for a ride Saturday on the city’s West Side to spread the message of non-violence and hope to young people. Saturday was a picture perfect day for a bike ride, or in this case, a bike ride with a…

In a Fox 32 special report, Terrence Lee looked at a new program that’s highlighting a number of local fresh food sources growing right under our noses. It’s not your typical trolley tour. “I think that it’s absolutely beautiful,” said Cynthia Streeter, a trolley tour participant. “Beautiful, beautiful. I think it’s a beautiful…

In June and July, Austin Grown, a continuing collaboration between One Earth Collective and BUILD Chicago spent six weeks planting fruits & veggies and caring for them! They also learned about the environment and all of its intersections—most especially racial and social justice—through speakers, chefs and field trips. Read the…

August is National Black Business Month, and a Chicago coffee shop on the West Side hopes out-of-towners visiting the city for the DNC will support Black-owned businesses. Shardaa Gray reports. Watch the broadcast from CBS News Chicago here.

Chants calling for peace filled Austin earlier this month during the Invest in Peace – March & Community Pop-up event organized by BUILD.   The march and pop-up event’s purpose was to honor victims of gun violence and to call an end to gun violence on the West Side. The march…